Verwoerd Assassination - GRAPHIC VISUAL
Verwoerd Assassination - GRAPHIC VISUAL
No Audio. The attempted assassination of South African Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd (H. F. Verwoerd, Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd). A wealthy white farmer and businessman, David Pratt, fired two bullets shooting the Prime Minister in the head at a fair in Johannesburg. Verwoerd was the architect of the controversial "apartheid" plan of race separation. Wide Angle Aerial Shot of Johannesburg, South Africa. High Angle Shot Throngs (crowds) of South Africans fill the streets of Johannesburg. Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd addressing the South African crowds. Camera panning throngs of people. Exterior of House of Assembly, South Africa. Prime Minister Verwoerd getting into a limousine. He tips his hat while seated inside moving limo. South African Flags flying on a windy day. CUS Prime Minister Verwoerd. Prime Minster Verwoerd steps up to the podium. Medium LS of a commotion taken place on the podium, clock 2:55 PM. Two men struggling over a gun. CUS - Photographer with his camera. Medium CU a bloody faced Prime Minister Verwoerd laying on the ground while another South African dignitary holds the Prime Minister's head. MS a disoriented Prime Minister Verwoerd sitting up to get his face wiped off. 09/06/66 Verwoerd was assassinated by Dimitri Tsafendas in the House of Assembly. His fatality was due to being stabbed repeatedly in the chest and neck.