Dimitri Tsafendas
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Dimitri Tsafendas (Greek: Δημήτρης Τσαφέντας; 14 January 1918 – 7 October 1999) was a Greek-Mozambican lifelong political militant and the assassin of Prime Minister of South Africa Hendrik Verwoerd.[1] On 6 September 1966, while working as a parliamentary messenger, Tsafendas stabbed Verwoerd — commonly regarded as the architect of apartheid[1][2] — to death during a sitting of the House of Assembly in Cape Town.
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Dimitri Tsafendas | |
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Born | (1918-01-14)14 January 1918 |
Died | 7 October 1999(1999-10-07) (aged 81) Krugersdorp, Gauteng, South Africa |
Known for | Assassination of South African Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd |
Political party | SACP |
Criminal charge | Murder |
Criminal penalty | Detained "at the pleasure of the State President" |
Criminal status | Not guilty by reason of insanity |
Military career | |
Service/ | United States Merchant Marine (1941–1945) Democratic Army of Greece (1947–1949) |
Battles/wars | World War II Greek Civil War |
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