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1944

Virgile Joseph Bonhomme

… the Chair of the United Committees of Concern.Days before 10 000 protesters were to gather at a Durban whites-only … The person behind the challenge was…

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1945-2013

Dirk Johannes Coetzee

… squad.Coetzee ordered the deaths of many African National Congress (ANC) activists, including Griffiths Mxenge , a … with the idea of sending Coetzee to the…

B-0097350

1929-2014

Sadie Forman

… degree, in psychology. A member of the African National Congress Women’s League (ANCWL) and staunch campaigner on … out against injustices, even within the…

B-0080054

1905-1985

Douglas Chadwick Thompson

… Johannesburg. Thompson was involved in activities of the Congress of the Democrats  (COD), the Penal Reform League and … On 26 June 1955 the second day of…

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1908-1993

Manonmoney "Ama" Naidoo

… (FEDSAW) when it was formed in 1954. She attended the Congress of the People in June 1955, which adopted the … created by the Apartheid regime. When the…

B-0068196

1920-2005

Isaac ‘Ike’ Osler Horvitch

… on charges of treason arising from his involvement in the Congress of the People and the adoption of the Freedom … Charter . He was tried alongside the…

B-0087605

1931-2012

Chief Justice Arthur Chaskalson

… President  Nelson Mandela  and other African National Congress (ANC) leaders were sentenced to life imprisonment. … Forum. He was a consultant to the African…

B-0007935

1953-2005

Prince Senzangakhona James Mahlangu

… the homeland system he made contact with African National Congress (ANC). He was a founder member of the Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa …

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1954

Lindiwe Nonceba Sisulu

… in Johannesburg . She is the daughter of  African National Congress  (ANC) veterans,  Walter  and  Albertina Sisulu . In … of the National Executive…

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1938-2005

Madimetja Lawrence Phokanoka

… Madimetja Lawrence Phokanoka was born on 10 June 1938 in Raphahla Village in Sekhukhuneland, in the … when he saw a picture of MB Yegwa an African National…

B-0094432

1920-2013

Zainab Ebrahim Asvat

… of Durban. Dr GM Naicker , President of the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) and MD Naidoo , Secretary of the NIC, were the … Miss Suriakala Patel, were elected…

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1876-1932

Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje

… Fields Advertiser. When the South African Native National Congress (later called the African National Congress) was formed in 1912, Plaatje was chosen its…

B-0008897

1949-2014

Jabu Sithole

… and transport issues. Sithole joined the African National Congress (ANC) in Lesotho in 1979 and then returned to Natal … active in the underground ranks of…

B-0149218

1982

Petrus Nzima Nyawose

… BAWU moved closer to the Freedom Charter and the Congress Movement. By this time, Nyawose, Ivan Pillay … President of the South African Congress of Trade…

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1952-1981

Krishna Rabilal

… Merebank Bus Passengers Association and the Natal Indian Congress (NIC). Rabilal’s first job was as a clerk for a … Singh, a uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Commander…

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1939

Percy Ndithembile Konqobe

… an egg, foretold the unbanning of the African National Congress and release of Nelson Mandela from prison. He …

B-0099633

1923

Lutchmee Marie

… who had left the country to work with the African National Congress (ANC) . Whenever there was a big meeting or a …

B-0064868

Siva Pillay

… he joined uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), the African National Congress’s military wing. The Natal MK Regional Technical …

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1925

Gertrude Shope

… was 29 years old she decided to join the  African National Congress (ANC) , and soon afterwards left teaching as part of …

B-0068449

1905-1977

Hyman Meir Basner

… In 1946 again he joined A. B. Xuma of the African National Congress (ANC) in lobbying at the United Nations on behalf of …

B-0007833

1957-2006

Monty Johannes Motloung

… Sam Kenneth Mnisi to join the banned  African National Congress  (ANC) liberation movement. In Mbabane, Swaziland, …

B-0008669

1943-2000

Mampe Mosia Makhaya

… and Russia. In 1976, Makhaya join the  African National Congress  (ANC) and in 1992 became its Chief Representative …

B-0008399

1893-1947

Sir Shafa’at Ahmad Khan

… interests, he presided over the All-India Modem History Congress, held in Poona in June 1935. Before going to South …

B-0008252

1847-1932

Harriette Emily Colenso

… they were considering the launching of the Natal Native Congress.  Sol Plaatje  dedicated his Native Life in South …

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1931

Matsobane Morris Matsemela

… Pretoria General Hospital. He joined the African National Congress (ANC) in 1957 in Lady Selbourne after having been a …

B-0068679

1946-2012

Professor Gert ‘Jakes’ Johannes Gerwel

… apartheid educational model. After the African National Congress's (ANC) 1994 election victory, Gerwel left academia …

B-0094335

1910-1984

Annie Silinga

… Defiance Campaign of 1952, she joined the African National Congress (ANC) . During the Defiance Campaign, she served a …

B-0009054

1921-1980

Mashwabada Victor ''Castro'' Mayatula

… Lovedale and was a member of the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) in the late 1940s. He became a …

B-0150015

1956

Pumzile Mayapi

… Willowvale, Eastern Cape. He joined the African National Congress (ANC) in June 1980 when he was still a student at …

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