Phyllis Naidoo escapes to Lesotho

Updated: 30 Sep 2019

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When her underground cell was arrested and detained, Phyllis Naidoo escaped to Lesotho along a new route established by Omar Badsha, Richard (Rick) Turner and others. In Lesotho she joined the African National Congress (ANC) and was involved in providing for children who had left South Africa, assisting members of the South African Communist Party (SACP) and ANC to escape from South Africa, and supporting them in Lesotho. She returned to South Africa in 1990.

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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Phyllis Naidoo escapes to Lesotho. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012319

South African History Online (2011) 'Phyllis Naidoo escapes to Lesotho', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012319 (Accessed: 26 October 2026).

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"Phyllis Naidoo escapes to Lesotho." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012319. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

South African History Online. "Phyllis Naidoo escapes to Lesotho." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012319.