| Verwoerd Assassination - GRAPHIC VISUAL | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1752 |
| Catalog #: | 426040 | |
| Clip Number: | 426040-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 039-073-02 | |
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| Location: | South Africa, Johannesburg | |
| Year Shot: | 1966 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CIVIL RIGHTS: Apartheid CROWDS: Misc. LOCATIONS/AFRICA: South Africa, Johannesburg POLITICS: South Africa TERRORISM: Shooting | |
| Description: | The assassination of South African Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd recalls an earlier attempt on his life in 1960. A wealthy, white farmer fired two bullets into the Prime Minister's head at a fair in Johannesburg. Verwoerd was the architect of the controversial "apartheid" plan of race separation. 09/06/66 Attempted assassination attempted by David Pratt. He fired two shots resulting in some serious wounds in the face. 04/09/60 Prime Minister Verwoerd was assonated by Dimitri Tsafendas where he was stabbed to death in the House of Assembly. Wide Angle Shot - Johannesburg, South Africa. High Angle Shot - Throngs of South Africans fill the streets of Johannesburg. MS - Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd addressing South Africans. Camera panning - Throngs. Exterior shot - House of Assembly, South Africa. MS - Prime Minister Verwoerd getting into a limousine. CUS - Prime Minister Verwoerd. Medium LS - A commotion taken place on the podium, clock 2:55 PM. MS - Two men struggling. CUS - Photographer with his camera. Medium CU - Prime Minister Verwoerd laying on the ground, face bloody, another South African dignitary holding the Prime Minister's head. MS - Prime Minister Verwoerd sitting up getting his face wiped off. | |
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