Definitions
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- noun A member of a local
African military orpolice unit serving in aEuropean force
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Examples
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Nieuwoudt, Du Toit and Ras face jail sentences of 20, 15, and 10 years respectively if amnesty is not granted for their killing of three policemen and an "askari" (turned liberation fighter) in
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He denied allegations that Sidebe had become an "askari", the name given to ANC members who joined the police.
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Mxenge murder and his role in it irreversably sucked him into the apartheid-era security apparatus as an "askari" or ANC member turned police operative.
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De Kock claimed to be religious, but said he still experienced problems in reconciling his religious beliefs with killing colleagues, such as askari Brian Ngqulunga.
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Henry asked the commission to help him clear his name as a suspected "askari" (ANC guerilla who joined the police), and for the ANC to acknowledge its responsibility towards him as a member of its military wing.
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Mamasela, former "askari" (ANC turncoat who joined the police).
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The word 'askari' is an inland word, which may be translated roughly as 'soldier' or 'guardsman.'
Explorers Of Gor Norman, John, 1931- 1980
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(an "askari" or liberation movement member turned by the police) involving cheques issued by the South African Council of Churches to the Eastern Cape Council of Churches was the motive for the killings, Roberts said.
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The sister of a suspected "askari" (turncoat African National
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The white man stood till the last askari had passed, stroking the hair on his upper lip.
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