The assassination of Chris Hani
1993 · Event
A white supremacist shoots the most popular ANC leader after Mandela in his own driveway — and the transition teeters on the edge of race war. It is saved by an Afrikaner neighbour who noted the killer's number plate, and by Mandela, addressing the nation on state television like the president he is not yet: the election date is fixed within weeks.
On these timelines: The Fall of Apartheid, Sub-Saharan Africa, Master
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