Who was Albert Luthuli? The murdered South African leader who put his people above himself

Origin date: 4 Dec 2025
Updated: 9 Dec 2025

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South African liberation leader Albert Luthuli died on 21 July 1967 near his home in Groutville, in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal. A government inquest concluded his death was an accident - that he was hit by a train. His family always disputed this, and almost 60 years later, they were vindicated.

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01DOI https://doi.org/10.64628/AAJ.xggj4pc7y Copyright © 2010–2025 This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Coullie, Judith. (2025). Who was Albert Luthuli? The murdered South African leader who put his people above himself from The Conversation, 4 December 2025, [online]. Available at https://theconversation.com/who-was-albert-luthuli-the-murdered-south-african-leader-who-put-his-people-above-himself-269729 . Accessed 8 December 2025.

Last updated · 9 Dec 2025

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South African History Online. (2025, December 9). Who was Albert Luthuli? The murdered South African leader who put his people above himself. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0153139

South African History Online (2025) 'Who was Albert Luthuli? The murdered South African leader who put his people above himself', South African History Online, 9 December. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0153139 (Accessed: 27 August 2026).

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"Who was Albert Luthuli? The murdered South African leader who put his people above himself." South African History Online, 9 Dec. 2025, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0153139. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "Who was Albert Luthuli? The murdered South African leader who put his people above himself." South African History Online. December 9, 2025. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0153139.