Chris Hani (28 Nhlangulana 1942 – 10 Mbasa 1993) wazalwa ngelika Martin Thembisile Hani wabe engumholi weqeumbu lamakhomanisi eNingizimu Afrika elaziwa ngokuthi i-South African Communist Party (SACP) aphinde abe ngumsebenzi ophuzulu woMkhonto weSizwe. UHani wabe engumphikisi onolaka wohulumeni wobandlululo, wabulawa isigungu ngonyaka we-1993 . UThembisile Hani wazalwa mahla zingama-28 kuNhlangulana 1942 edolobheni elincane eCofimvaba, eTranskei. Ngokuzalwa ungowesihlanu ezinganei eziyisithupha. Ngonyaka we-1957 uHani waya kofunda esikoleni i-Lovedale lapho ayeyoqedela khona iminyaka yokugcina emibili. Emfundweni useke waqeda amabanga amabili onyakeni owodwa kabili. Kwathi eseneminyaka eyi-12 emva kokuzwa ubaba wakhe echaza ngohlelo lobandlulo kanye neqembu le-African National Congress waba nexhala lonkungena kwi-ANC kodwa iminyaka yayingamvumeli, wayesemncane kakhulu . Eseneminyaka engama-15 esikoleni saseLovedale uHani wajoyina uPhiko Lwentsha le-ANC (ANC Youth League), yize ukuzibandakanya kwezombuswazwe kwabe kungavumelekile ezikoleni zabamnyaka ngenkathi yobandlulo. Wagqugquzela abanye abufundi ukuba bajoyine iqembu le-ANC . Ngonyaka we-1959 uHani wafunda isiNgisi, isiLathini, kanye nemibhalo yesimanje neyomdabu eNyuvesi yaseFort Hare endaweni yase-Alice eMpumalanga Kapa and modern and classical literature..