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Robert McBride is born

Date
6 Jul 1963
Updated
23 Aug 2019
Robert McBride is born

The African National Congress (ANC) member and current chief of Ekurhuleni Metro Police, Robert McBride, was born in Addington Hospital, Durban. McBride led the ANC's armed wing Umkhonto we Sizwe cell, which planted a bomb at Magoo's Bar in Durban. He was arrested and convicted for the Magoo Bar incident, but was eventually reprieved from the death row and granted amnesty by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). Read TRC Subpoena on Robert McBride for Magoo Bar's Bombing. Read more on Robert Mcbride being granted amnesty by the TRC. Sources: Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau.

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Robert McBride is born. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011988

South African History Online (2011) 'Robert McBride is born', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011988 (Accessed: 17 August 2026).

South African History Online, Robert McBride is born [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011988, (accessed 17 August 2026).

"Robert McBride is born." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011988. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "Robert McBride is born." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011988.

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