EFF commemorates the 28 anniversary of the passing of Chris Hani
10 April 2021
The EFF dips its head in honour of one of the few genuine communists in the history of South Africa's liberation struggle, Commandante Chris Hani, who was brutally gunned down on this day 28-years ago by elements who feared him for his commitment to his ideas.
General Hani is one of the many gems that white supremacy stole from this country because they knew that their privilege was under threat, should Hani have been allowed to live and lead the people he dedicated his entire life trying to free from the grip of oppression.
Born on 28 June 1942, in Cofimvaba, the then Transkei, Hani long had a passion for education, which characterised his path in the struggle for emancipation. As an avid reader, the ideas of communism captured his imagination once he encountered the literature of Karl Marx and Friederich Engels, and this became his posture in the war against Apartheid.
He was a soldier who never separated the struggle from ideology, insisting on an intellectual diagnosis of the prevailing conditions, and the necessary action to address the plight of poor black people. It is through this study of the history of struggle, that Hani did not hesitate to join the armed struggle.