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Florence Elizabeth Mnumzana
Biography
Oct 18, 2011

Florence Elizabeth Mnumzana

nurse, member of the African National Congress (ANC), participated in  the Defiance Campaign 1952 and the  Wom...

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Helene Marie Passtoors
Biography
Oct 18, 2011

Helene Marie Passtoors

Lecturer, journalist, author, for her contribution to the struggle for liberation, democracy and human rights, and for w...

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Manonmoney "Ama" Naidoo
Biography
Sep 16, 2011

Manonmoney "Ama" Naidoo

Political activist, political prisoner, imprisoned  during  the Indian Passive Resistance Campaign and the 1952 Campaign...

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Biography
Aug 17, 2011

Nozizwe Charlotte Madlala-Routledge

Member of NOW, UDF, ANC and the Central Committee of the SACP. Delegate to the Codesa talks, Deputy Minister of Defence ...

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Shanthivathie (Shanthie) Naidoo
Biography
Feb 17, 2011

Shanthivathie (Shanthie) Naidoo

Political activist, banned person, political prisoner, member of the Transvaal Indian Youth Congress, Federation of Sout...

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Ishwarlal Laloo Isu Chiba
Biography
Mar 15, 2012

Ishwarlal Laloo Isu Chiba

Member of the TIC, SACP, MK and ANC, Member of Parliament, recipient of The National Order of Luthuli in Silver

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Sarah Carneson
Biography
Feb 17, 2011

Sarah Carneson

Trade unionist, member of the SACP, political activist, political prisoner, banned person and exile.

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Sydney Sekwati Choma
Biography
Aug 22, 2019

Sydney Sekwati Choma

ANC and PAC Member, Robben Island prisoner

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Edmund Butane Cindi
Biography
Aug 22, 2019

Edmund Butane Cindi

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Renfrew Leslie Christie
Biography
Aug 22, 2019

Renfrew Leslie Christie

Deputy President of NUSAS, political prisoner, Member of the ANC and the UCM, Scholar and Academic, member of the South ...

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Mzwakhe Hespro Cikozani
Biography
Aug 22, 2019

Mzwakhe Hespro Cikozani

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Nyangana Zithulele Absolom Cindi
Biography
Oct 07, 2011

Nyangana Zithulele Absolom Cindi

An activist and trade unionist. Secretary General of Black People’s Convention (BPC)s and National Chairperson of Azania...

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John Anthony Copelyn
Biography
Aug 22, 2019

John Anthony Copelyn

A member of the Institute for Industrial Education (IIE).

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Elizabeth Adriana (Nanna) Abrahams
Biography
Feb 17, 2011

Elizabeth Adriana (Nanna) Abrahams

Anti-Apartheid activist and trade unionist

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Robert Diko
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Aug 22, 2019

Robert Diko

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