Synopsis
Banned political activist, Bardien was involved in the Unity Movement, Coloured Affairs Department (CAD) and South African Coloured People's Organisation (SACPO)
First name
Mogamat Taufie
Last name
Bardien
Date of birth
1923
Location of birth
Woodstock, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Date of death
March 1976
Location of death
Kensington, Cape Town, Western Cape
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.