Who was fatally stabbed by Dimitri Tsafendas?
Dimitri Tsafendas time of the incident. "I.D." premiered at the Almeida Theatre in London in 2003, followed by an American debut in 2005. Tsafendas's life story and assassination of Hendrik Verwoerd were briefly mentioned in the book The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden by Jonas Jonasson published in 2012. Dimitri Tsafendas Dimitri Tsafendas (; 14 January 1918 – 7 October 1999) was a lifelong political militant and the assassin of Prime Minister of South Africa Hendrik Verwoerd on 6 September 1966. Tsafendas, while working as a parliamentary messenger, stabbed Verwoerd with a dagger during a parliamentary session. Tsafendas was born
Dimitri Tsafendas Tsafendas, at the age of 81, died of pneumonia in October 1999. At the time of his death, he was not regarded as a hero in anti-apartheid circles, which sent no members to attend his funeral. The funeral was held according to Greek Orthodox rites, and he was buried in an unmarked grave outside Sterkfontein Hospital. Fewer than ten people attended the service. An award-winning play entitled "Tsafendas" by Anton Krueger was presented to South African audiences in 2002. A London production entitled "I.D." was written by the noted Shakespearean actor Antony Sher, who lived in Cape Town at the