Chris Hani

Chris Hani SSA SBS CLS DMG MMS
Portrait of Chris Hani
11th General Secretary of the South African Communist Party
In office 1991–1993
Preceded by	Joe Slovo
Succeeded by	Charles Nqakula
Chief of Staff of Umkhonto we Sizwe
In office 1987–1992
President	Oliver Tambo Nelson Mandela
Preceded by	Joe Slovo Keith Mokoape (acting)
Succeeded by	Siphiwe Nyanda
Personal details
Born	Martin Thembisile Hani (1942-06-28)28 June 1942 Cofimvaba, South Africa
Died	10 April 1993(1993-04-10) (aged 50) Boksburg, South Africa
Manner of death	Assassination
Political party	South African Communist Party
Other political affiliations	African National Congress (Tripartite Alliance)
Spouse	Limpho Hani ​ (m. 1973)​
Children	3
Occupation	Revolutionary politician military veteran activist
Civilian awards
Nickname	Chris
Military service
Allegiance	Umkhonto We Sizwe Soviet Union (1963) Zambia (1967)
Branch/service	Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army South African National Defence Force
Years of service	1962–1992
Rank	Commander Political commissar (1967)
Battles/wars	Rhodesian Bush War
Military awards

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Chris Hani (28 June 1942 – 10 April 1993),^[1] born Martin Thembisile Hani SSA, SBS, CLS, DMG, MMS, was the leader of the South African Communist Party and chief of staff of uMkhonto we Sizwe, the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC). He was a fierce opponent of the apartheid government, and was assassinated by Janusz Waluś, a Polish immigrant and sympathiser of the Conservative opposition on 10 April 1993, during the unrest preceding the transition to democracy.^[2]