Walter Ulyate Sisulu attended a secret African National Congress (ANC) meeting in Durban. This meeting coincided with the "Congress of the People” which was held over the weekend 13 - 16 August 1954.
eventREF E-0089663Revised
14 August 1954
Walter Sisulu attends a secret ANC meeting in Durban
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- 30 Sep 2019
How we know this
- 01South African History Online, ‘The Freedom Charter is adopted in Kliptown’, [online], available at www.sahistory.org.za[Accessed: 06 July 2012]
- 02O’Malley P. ‘1954’, from Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory and Dialogue, [online], available at www.nelsonmandela.org [Accessed: 06 July 2012]
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, August 10). Walter Sisulu attends a secret ANC meeting in Durban. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089663
South African History Online (2012) 'Walter Sisulu attends a secret ANC meeting in Durban', South African History Online, 10 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089663 (Accessed: 6 November 2026).
South African History Online, Walter Sisulu attends a secret ANC meeting in Durban [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089663, (accessed 6 November 2026).
"Walter Sisulu attends a secret ANC meeting in Durban." South African History Online, 10 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089663. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.
South African History Online. "Walter Sisulu attends a secret ANC meeting in Durban." South African History Online. August 10, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089663.
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