Born 1904. Insurance agent. Joined Congress in 1937; active in 1943 anti-pass campaign and 1949 Western Areas train boycott.
biographyREF B-0068247Revised
Biography record
William Ngwendu
- Born
- 1904
- Updated
- 23 Aug 2019
South African History Online. (2011, September 22). William Ngwendu. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0068247
South African History Online (2011) 'William Ngwendu', South African History Online, 22 September. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0068247 (Accessed: 23 October 2026).
South African History Online, William Ngwendu [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0068247, (accessed 23 October 2026).
"William Ngwendu." South African History Online, 22 Sept. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0068247. Accessed 23 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "William Ngwendu." South African History Online. September 22, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0068247.
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