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John Edward Matthews

John Edward Matthews portrait

Updated
21 Jul 2026
John Edward Matthews portrait

Summary

A member of the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA), South African Communist Party (SACP) and uMkhonto weSizwe (MK)
Cite this entry

South African History Online. (2019, August 22). John Edward Matthews. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0147899

South African History Online (2019) 'John Edward Matthews', South African History Online, 22 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0147899 (Accessed: 29 August 2026).

South African History Online, John Edward Matthews [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0147899, (accessed 29 August 2026).

"John Edward Matthews." South African History Online, 22 Aug. 2019, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0147899. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "John Edward Matthews." South African History Online. August 22, 2019. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0147899.

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