Mogamat Taufie Bardien

Born: 1923
Died: March 1976
Updated: 30 Jan 2020

Summary

Banned political activist, Bardien was involved in the Unity Movement, Coloured Affairs Department (CAD) and South African Coloured People's Organisation (SACPO)

Woodstock in 1923, Bardien had little formal schooling. He ran away from home at 16 to join the Cape Coloured Corps and was conscripted to fight in Alexandria during World War II.

State record

Banning order

In force from: 21 October 1961
Until: 31 January 1976

How we know this

01Bunsee, B (2005) “Debate on race returns to haunt ANC politics in the Western Cape” [online] Cape Times, July 7. [Accessed 26 February 2009]
02Cleminshaw, D. (1976) Bandwagon, May edition. Published by the Cape Office of the Christian Institute, p13.
03Green, P. (2008) Choice, not Fate: The Life and Times of Trevor Manuel. The Penguin Group: South Africa
04(1976) Sechaba Vol. 10 p46 (SAHO private collection)

Last updated · 30 Jan 2020

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South African History Online. (2011, February 17). Mogamat Taufie Bardien. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0007827

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