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Assassination of Hendrik Verwoerd
It is 45 years since the South African Prime Minister was killed in Parliament.
His attacker was a parliamentary messenger.
Photo: Dimitri Tsafendas, the man who killed Hendrik Verwoerd. (Getty Images)
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