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Dulcie September, ANC activist murdered in Paris

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Tribute to the South African ANC activist Dulcie September by the town of Arcueil where she lived until her assassination in Paris on March 29, 1988. © Véronique Gaymard/RFI

By: Véronique Gaymard Follow

2 mins

Dulcie September, South African activist of the ANC, the movement of Nelson Mandela, symbol of the fight against Apartheid, was a woman fighter, who dedicated her life to denouncing the segregationist and violent regime of domination of the white race in South Africa.

A fight that she led from the city of Cape Town where she was born in 1935, until her years of exile in London and Paris, convinced that the ANC would win the victory.

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At the beginning of the 1980s, Dulcie September tirelessly called on Western powers, including France, to stop the arms trade with South Africa - although under UN embargo - and to apply sanctions to isolate the diet.

Until his assassination on March 29, 1988, in Paris.

She was 52 years old.

A crime that has never been elucidated to this day, 34 years later. 

Who was Dulcie September?

Who killed her in the heart of Paris and why?

This is the question posed by the documentary film "Murder in Paris", by Enver Samuel.

The mystery remains, but his family is trying to reopen the file in France.

Evelyn Groenink

“Incorruptible, the story of the murders of Dulcie September, Anton Lubowki and Chris Hani”.

“Murder in Paris, The Assassination of Dulcie September”.

© Enver Samuel

Guests

 :

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Enver Samuel,

 director of the documentary film about Dulcie September 

"Murder in Paris"

inspired by the investigation of the Dutch journalist

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Jacqueline Dérens,

 former anti-apartheid activist close to Dulcie September during her exile in Paris, author of " 

Dulcie September, A life for freedom 

", published by Non Lieu – Mairie d'Arcueil

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Randolph Arendse,

 brother-in-law of Dulcie September

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Clement Arendse,

 nephew of Dulcie September.

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