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Lewis Baker
Died: 1979

Lewis Baker was married to Villa Baker. He was a civil rights lawyer, and a member of the South African Communist Party (SACP). The couple continued their political activities after they were married.

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Pepsi Mahlangu
Died: July 1991 in Springs

Pepsi Mahlangu was the chairperson of the Congress of South African Students (COSAS) in KwaThema, Springs. A member of the African National Congress (ANC) and uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), Pepsi Mahlangu, , was shot and killed by an unknown gunman in KwaThema, Springs on his return from exile in July 1991.

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Ngwenduna Vanda
Died: 31 December 1986 in Telebridge, Eastern Cape
Ngwenduna Vanda, a member of the African National Congress (ANC) and uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) was from Peddie, Eastern Cape. He was killed in combat with the Transkeian forces.

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William Khanyile
Died: 30 January 1981 in Matola, Mozambique

At a young age, around the early 1960s, William Khanyile began selling the New Age newspaper in Pietermaritzburg. By then he was already interested in Marxism and took part in study circles on the issue. Very soon after, he joined the South African Communist Party (SACP) and became particularly interested in discussions on Marxism. He tried to apply Marxist principles to situations faced by the SACP unit where he was actively involved.  

Restricted to Mphahlele, Thabamoapo, N. Transvaal. He was detained in 1963 and charged in August 1964 with sabotage as alleged member of MK. He was convicted and sentenced to 8 years imprisonment and banned on his release.

Mike Xego started his political career in youth politics. He was a member of the Student Christian Movement(SCM) in 1974, before joining the Black Consciousness Movement in 1975. Xego played a important role in the protest agaisnt Bantu Education in 1976. He was arrested on 20 September 1976, being sentenced to fiver years imprisonment on Robben Island. It is here, where he would become a member of the African National Congress (ANC).