biographyREF B-0074842Revised
Biography record
Hangula Shonyeka
- Died
- 9 October 1966
- Updated
- 27 Nov 2019
In 1967 the minister of justice announced that a detainee had died in detention in 1966,but did not mention the detainee's name.In 1970,in parliament the minister of police said that Mr Hangula Shonyela had committed suicide on 9th October 1966 at the Pretoria prison after being detained on 30 August 1966.
He had been detained under the 180-day clause.In reply to a question put to him before parliament on 29 March 1983 on Mr Shonyeka's detention,the minister of law and order said that Mr Shonyeka was the same person as Mr Hamakwayo.
State record
Incarceration
- Prison
- Pretoria Prison
- Admitted
- 30 August 1966
- Days detained
- 40
How we know this
- 01Behind Closed Doors. By Shireen Motala .South African Institute Race Relations.1987.
Last updated · 27 Nov 2019
South African History Online (2012) 'Hangula Shonyeka', South African History Online, 1 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0074842 (Accessed: 20 July 2026).
South African History Online. (2012, March 1). Hangula Shonyeka. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0074842
South African History Online, Hangula Shonyeka [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0074842, (accessed 20 July 2026).
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