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Hector Pieterson
Biography
Feb 17, 2011

Hector Pieterson

Student Activist, one of the first students to be killed in the 1976 student rebellion in Soweto, Johannesburg

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Khotso Seatlholo
Biography
Feb 24, 2012

Khotso Seatlholo

Political activist, President of SSRC

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Edwin Thabo Mofutsanyana
Biography
Aug 27, 2011

Edwin Thabo Mofutsanyana

Teacher, miner, journalist, General Secretary of the CPSA, Editor of CPSA paper, Inkululeko, Member of the Afr...

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Clements Kadalie
Biography
Feb 17, 2011

Clements Kadalie

Founder of the ICU and National secretary. Trade Unionist and Political Activist.

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Sam Kahn
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Feb 17, 2011

Sam Kahn

Lawyer, trade unionist, organiser for the NLL, member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of South Africa (C...

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John Gomas
Biography
Feb 17, 2011

John Gomas

Trade unionist, member of the SACP, NLL and ANC

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Nomhlangano Beauty Mkhize
Biography
Jun 15, 2021

Nomhlangano Beauty Mkhize

Anti-forced removals campaigner, shop steward, member of the African National Congress Women’s League (ANCWL), recipient...

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Archibald Jacob Gumede
Biography
Feb 17, 2011

Archibald Jacob Gumede

Parliamentarian, lawyer and member of the UDF and ANC

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Douglas Chadwick Thompson
Biography
Mar 28, 2013

Douglas Chadwick Thompson

Religious leader, Treason Trialist, Political activist and political detainee

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Jotello Festiri Soga
Biography
Jul 05, 2021

Jotello Festiri Soga

First South African to qualify as a veterinary surgeon, pioneered research in the study of toxic plants, co-founded the ...

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Tiyo Soga
Biography
Feb 17, 2011

Tiyo Soga

Writer

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Leon Levy
Biography
Feb 17, 2011

Leon Levy

Trade unionist, Author, SACTU Leader and 1956 Treason trialist

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Poomoney Moodley
Biography
Sep 05, 2011

Poomoney Moodley

Communist, political activist, 90 day detainee

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Eric Gordon Flegg
Biography
Aug 22, 2019

Eric Gordon Flegg

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Mellville John Fletcher
Biography
Aug 22, 2019

Mellville John Fletcher

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