Andries (General China) Chamile

Born: 1900
Updated: 21 Jul 2026

Summary

ANC member and 1956 Treason trialist

Born in 1900, Johannesburg Chamile worked as a labourer. He was a member of the Newclare branch of African National Congress which he joined during the Defiance Campaign. The indictment against him in the Treason Trial was squashed in 1959.

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South African History Online. (2019, August 22). Andries (General China) Chamile. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0144658

South African History Online (2019) 'Andries (General China) Chamile', South African History Online, 22 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0144658 (Accessed: 29 August 2026).

South African History Online, Andries (General China) Chamile [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0144658, (accessed 29 August 2026).

"Andries (General China) Chamile." South African History Online, 22 Aug. 2019, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0144658. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "Andries (General China) Chamile." South African History Online. August 22, 2019. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0144658.