Walter Benson Rubusana, founding member of the ANC, is born

Date: 21 Feb 1858
Updated: 30 Sep 2019

Walter Benson Rubusana, founding member of the ANC, is born

Walter Benson Rubusana is born in Mnandi in the Somerset East district of the then Cape Colony. He was a founder-member of the African National Congress (ANC). His father, Rubusana kaMbonjana, was a senior councillor, or uMphakathi.

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01SAHO, Walter Benson Rubusana, from South African History Online, [online], Available at sahistory.org.za [Accessed: 12 February 2009]

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Walter Benson Rubusana, founding member of the ANC, is born. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010998

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