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South African violence highlights quick election needs. (assassination of Chris Hani) (Editorial)

National Catholic Reporter | April 23, 1993 | Copyright

Once again, violence.

The assassination of Chris Hani is a cruel blow to the painfully slow political process in South Africa. Hani was a hero to the long-oppressed followers of the African National Congress, one of its most respected leaders and top negotiators.

That is precisely what made Hani -- who had been the ANC's military commander as well as general secretary of the South African Communist Party but who had opted for a peaceful solution -- dangerous and feared and, in turn, hated by the country's rightwing fanatics.

We have been here before.…

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