Historical Events tagged with "ifp"

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Politics & Government

ANC Guards Clash with IFP Protesters

March 28th, 1994 30 years ago

In a violent confrontation in the South African township of Umlazi, security guards affiliated with the African National Congress (ANC) opened fire on a group of Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) protesters during a political rally. This incident resulted in the deaths of dozens of IFP supporters and escalated tensions between the two opposing political factions ahead of the country's first democratic elections. The violence highlighted the fraught relationship between the ANC and IFP amid the transition from apartheid.

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