Chris Hani

01Janusz Waluś was a Polish immigrant working with Conservative Party MP Clive Derby-Lewis, who supplied Hani's home address.
02A Lithuanian-born neighbor, Retha Harmse, witnessed the shooting and wrote down the license plate number, leading to Waluś's arrest within hours.
03Hani had more support among young Black South Africans than Nelson Mandela; his death nearly derailed the transition negotiations entirely.

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On Easter Saturday 1993, Polish immigrant Janusz Waluś shot South African Communist Party chief Chris Hani twice in his driveway while Hani's daughter was inside. A neighbor memorized Waluś's license plate. The arrest probably prevented a civil war.