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Keorapetse William Kgositsile
Biography
Jan 05, 2018

Keorapetse William Kgositsile

Poet, political activist, author, lecturer, exile, member of the African National Congress

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Eric Mtshali
Biography
Nov 29, 2012

Eric Mtshali

Trade unionist, leader in uMkhonto weSizwe and Member of Parliament.

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Johannes (Joe) Modise
Biography
Aug 27, 2011

Johannes (Joe) Modise

African National Congress Youth League and ANC member, 1956 Treason trialist,  first commander of MK, member of the Nati...

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Plaatjies Joseph Paul
Biography
Feb 17, 2011

Plaatjies Joseph Paul

Delegate to the 1953 World Festival of Youth in Bucharest, member of the Transvaal Indian Youth Congress, trade unionist...

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John Jacques William Aitchison
Biography
Aug 22, 2019

John Jacques William Aitchison

Member of NUSAS and Liberal Party of South Africa, Secretary of the Party in Natal, banned person, political prisoner, u...

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Christopher James Albertyn
Biography
Aug 22, 2019

Christopher James Albertyn

trade unionist, Secretary of the Textile Workers Industrial Union, banned person

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Alan Arnold Aderem
Biography
Aug 22, 2019

Alan Arnold Aderem

Alan Arnold Aderem was restricted to his Cape Town, Western Province (now Western Cape) home. His house arrres...

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Mohamed (Bob) Suleman Asmal
Biography
Feb 17, 2011

Mohamed (Bob) Suleman Asmal

Commerical traveller, executive member of the Transvaal Indian Congress and a member of the Evaton People’s Transport Co...

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Washington Bongco
Biography
Aug 22, 2019

Washington Bongco

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Marimuthu Pragalathan “MP” Naicker
Biography
Sep 13, 2011

Marimuthu Pragalathan “MP” Naicker

Political leader, journalist, editor and an organiser for the Natal Indian Congress, the Communist Party and the Congres...

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Stephen Vukile Tshwete
Biography
Feb 17, 2011

Stephen Vukile Tshwete

Secretary of the Border regional command of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK), imprisoned on Robben Island, teacher, UDF President ...

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Biography
Jul 05, 2017

Siva Pillay

Member of the initial uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) in Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal), Robben Island prisoner, banned person, exile

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Moses Mabhida
Biography
Feb 17, 2011

Moses Mabhida

Mabhida was an outstanding leader of humble origins who became a dominant figure in the trade union movement, the Africa...

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Biography
Feb 23, 2018

Subbiah Moodley

Secretary of the Natal Indian Youth Congress, member of the Natal Indian Congress, among the earliest uMkhonto weSizwe r...

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Riot Pipi Mkwanazi
Biography
Aug 22, 2019

Riot Pipi Mkwanazi

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