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Mweli Skota
Biography
Oct 11, 2011

Mweli Skota

Clerk, journalist, court interpreter, and businessman, one of the founders of the ANC newspaper, Abantu-Batho, and serve...

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Professor Raymond Suttner
Biography
Oct 12, 2011

Professor Raymond Suttner

Emeritus Professor at the University of South Africa and author

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Errol T. Shanley
Biography
Oct 08, 2011

Errol T. Shanley

Member of the CPSA and was active in the Party-inspired Anti–Fascist League, serving as its Natal secretary. During the ...

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Bafana Cyril Dlamini
Biography
Oct 07, 2011

Bafana Cyril Dlamini

MK struggle veteran, member of the ANC and Brigadier General in the SANDF.

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Cecil John Rhodes
Biography
Oct 01, 2011

Cecil John Rhodes

A British Businessman in South Africa, Member of Parliament in the Cape Colony, Prime Minister of the Cape Colony, imper...

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Sorabjee Rustomjee
Biography
Oct 01, 2011

Sorabjee Rustomjee

Passive resister, political prisoner, President of the Natal Indian Congress, Vice President of the Transvaal Indian Con...

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Alfred Baphetuxolo Nzo
Biography
Sep 27, 2011

Alfred Baphetuxolo Nzo

Member of the ANC Youth League, chairperson of ANC branch in Alexandra and national executive committee member elected a...

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George Edward Peake
Biography
Sep 27, 2011

George Edward Peake

Founding member and national chairman of the South African Coloured People's Organisation, served in the navy in World W...

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Martin Plaut
Biography
Sep 27, 2011

Martin Plaut

Student activist, British Labour Party adviser on Africa and the Middle East and served on the executive of the Anti-Apa...

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George Gangen Ponnen
Biography
Sep 27, 2011

George Gangen Ponnen

Trade unionist, early member of SACTU, member of the CPSA and was the chair of the Durban District Committee from 1940 t...

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Sifiso Nkabinde
Biography
Sep 22, 2011

Sifiso Nkabinde

Chairman of DCO Mathewane Youth Organisation, and a member of the ANC's Self Defence Unit (SDU) in Richmond, Chairman of...

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James Madhlope Phillips
Biography
Sep 20, 2011

James Madhlope Phillips

Member of the ANC and SACP, Chairperson of the Garment Workers Union, Treasurer of the Transvaal affiliate of the Africa...

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Saul Msane
Biography
Sep 09, 2011

Saul Msane

Founder member of the Natal Native Congress (NNC), Secretary General of the ANC and journalist

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King Mzilikazi
Biography
Sep 13, 2011

King Mzilikazi

King of the Matabele

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Elias Phakane Moretsele
Biography
Sep 06, 2011

Elias Phakane Moretsele

Businessman, Transvaal President of the ANC and defendant in the 1956 Treason Trial

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