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Political activist Mohammed Shaik is born

Political activist Mohammed Shaik is born

Date
26 Aug 1958
Updated
22 Aug 2019
Political activist Mohammed Shaik is born

Mohammed Iqbal Shaik, political activist and member of the Dolphin Unit of the Special Operations Unit, Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK), was born in Vrededorp, Johannesburg. Shaik was recruited and trained by Aboobaker and was involved in sabotage operations until 1988. His main targets were government buildings, economic installations, homeland government structures and police or security force personnel or buildings. He carried out the attacks in a way to achieve maximum propaganda for the African National Congress (ANC). References: http://www.doj.gov.za/trc/decisions/2001/ac21003.htm http://www.doj.gov.za/trc/decisions/am01.htm http://www.sahistory.org.za/pages/people/mohammed-is.htm

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Political activist Mohammed Shaik is born. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011854

South African History Online (2011) 'Political activist Mohammed Shaik is born', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011854 (Accessed: 17 August 2026).

South African History Online, Political activist Mohammed Shaik is born [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011854, (accessed 17 August 2026).

"Political activist Mohammed Shaik is born." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011854. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "Political activist Mohammed Shaik is born." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011854.

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