All times in UTC ·
Dashed edge = started before, or continues beyond, this day
Events on Saturday 10 April 1993 2
1942 – 1993Chris Hani (1942-1993)Died 10 April 1993, aged 50Chris Hani was general secretary of the South African Communist Party and a senior leader of the African National Congress's armed wing. He was assassinated outside his home near Johannesburg by a right-wing extremist opposed to the end of apartheid. His killing nearly derailed South Africa's negotiated transition and prompted Nelson Mandela to appeal for calm on national television.
1993Chris Hani assassinatedKilling of a top ANC leader nearly derails South Africa's peace processChris Hani, general secretary of the South African Communist Party and a senior leader of the African National Congress's armed wing, was shot dead outside his home near Johannesburg by a right-wing extremist opposed to the end of apartheid. The assassination sparked nationwide unrest and threatened to derail the negotiated transition from apartheid. Nelson Mandela appealed for calm in a nationally televised address, helping avert wider bloodshed.