Daniel (Sampie) Malope

Born: 1915
Updated: 14 Sep 2019

Summary

Trade unionist and member of the ANCYL

Born in 1915, Malope was a house painter. He joined the ANC Youth League in 1944 and was arrested in 1946 for assisting in the African mine workers' strike. He served a term of imprisonment during the Defiance Campaign. Malope was an accomplished linguist, speaking Sotho, Xhosa, English, Hindustani and Afrikaans.

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South African History Online. (2019, September 2). Daniel (Sampie) Malope. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0149471

South African History Online (2019) 'Daniel (Sampie) Malope', South African History Online, 2 September. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0149471 (Accessed: 17 August 2026).

South African History Online, Daniel (Sampie) Malope [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0149471, (accessed 17 August 2026).

"Daniel (Sampie) Malope." South African History Online, 2 Sept. 2019, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0149471. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "Daniel (Sampie) Malope." South African History Online. September 2, 2019. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0149471.