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[-] Redcuban1959@hexbear.net 26 points 3 days ago

This is Ontlametse Bernstein Menyatsoe erasure.

In 1994, approximately 600 armed AWB (Neo-Nazis in South Africa) members had invaded the territory of Bophuthatswana to support then-President Lucas Mangope against a popular uprising, resulting in several civilian casualties. The three members (Alwyn Wolfaardt, Fanie Uys, and Nicolaas Fourie) were wounded and surrendered next to their blue Mercedes-Benz. In front of global television cameras, Menyatsoe asked, "Who do you think you are? What are you doing in my country?" before firing.

The televised execution demoralized the white resistance movement and is widely viewed as the breaking point that ended right-wing military opposition to South Africa's democratic transition. Menyatsoe confessed to the killings and applied for amnesty. In 1999, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) granted him official amnesty.

[-] miz@hexbear.net 15 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

~~last 13 years ago can't erase this guy if this was 32 years ago~~

EDIT: oh wait is he still alive? I guess that is different

this post was submitted on 12 Feb 2026
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