Sonnie Bhugwan

Updated: 29 Mar 2020

Summary

Former secretary of Natal Indian Youth Congress

Former secretary of Natal Indian Youth Congress. Served with five-year banning orders in 1964, and again for five years from 31 December 1968 to 31 December 1973.

State record

Banning order

In force from: 31 December 1968
Until: 31 December 1973

Cite this entry

South African History Online. (2020, March 29). Sonnie Bhugwan. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0150113

South African History Online (2020) 'Sonnie Bhugwan', South African History Online, 29 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0150113 (Accessed: 7 September 2026).

South African History Online, Sonnie Bhugwan [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0150113, (accessed 7 September 2026).

"Sonnie Bhugwan." South African History Online, 29 Mar. 2020, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0150113. Accessed 7 Sept. 2026.

South African History Online. "Sonnie Bhugwan." South African History Online. March 29, 2020. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0150113.

Sonnie Bhugwan

Summary

State record

Banning order

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