Edward Daniels 25 October 1928 – 30 November 2017 was a South African former anti-apartheid activist who spent fifteen years as a political prisoner on Robben Island, during the years that Nelson Mandela was imprisoned there. Contents 1Early life 2Education and work 3Activism 4Politics 5Imprisonment 6Personal life 7References 8Publications Early life With an English-born
Yusuf Mohamed Dadoo 5 September 1909 – 19 September 1983 was a South African Communist and an anti-apartheid activist. During his life, he was chair of both the South African Indian Congress and the South African Communist Party, as well as being a major proponent of co-operation between those organisations and the African National Congress.
Ishwarlal Laloo “Isu” Chiba 5 November 1930 – 8 December 2017 was a South African politician and revolutionary. He was arrested and sentenced at the Little Rivonia Trial in 1964 with Mac Maharaj and Wilton Mkwayi to join Nelson Mandela, Walter Sisulu, Govan Mbeki and other revolutionary prisoners on Robben Island. Contents 1Early life
Ohm Collins Chabane 15 April 1960 – 15 March 2015 was a South African Minister of Public Service and Administration. At the age of 17, he went into exile and joined the African National Congress (ANC) underground military wing Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK). Chabane also went to Angola for military training in 1980, and began work underground in 1981. Contents 1Early
Fort Calata 5 November 1956 – 27 June 1985 was a South African anti-apartheid activist and one of The Cradock Four murdered by the South African police in 1985. Fort Calata Personal details Born 5-Nov-56 Died June 27, 1985 (aged 28) Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa Political party United Democratic Front (South Africa), South African Communist Party, African National Congress Spouse(s)
James Arthur Calata 1895 – 1983 was a South African priest and politician. He was the Secretary-General of the African National Congress from 1936 to 1949. He was appointed a canon of the Grahamstown Cathedral making him the first Black canon in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa. Contents 1Early life 2Career 3See also
Ismail Ahmed Cachalia 1908-2003, popularly known as Moulvi, was a South African political activist and a leader of Transvaal Indian Congress and the African National Congress. He was one of the leaders of the Indian Passive Resistance Campaign of 1946 and the Defiance Campaign in 1952. The Government of India awarded the fourth highest Indian civilian honour of Padma Shri in 1977. Contents 1Biography 2See also 3References
Amina Cachalia, OLB née Asvat; 28 June 1930 – 31 January 2013 was a South African anti-Apartheid activist, women’s rights activist, and politician. She was a longtime friend and ally of former President Nelson Mandela. Her late husband was political activist Yusuf Cachalia. Contents 1Early life 2Political involvement 2.1Defiance campaign 2.2The period after house
Sonia Bunting, OLS 9 December 1922 – 24 March 2001 was a South African journalist, and a political and anti-apartheid activist. After being charged with treason and imprisoned, being detained a second time, and barred from publishing, she and her husband went into exile in London, where she joined the Anti-Apartheid Movement (AAM) and organised the
Bantu Stephen Biko 18 December 1946 – 12 September 1977 was a South African anti-apartheid activist. Ideologically an African nationalist and African socialist, he was at the forefront of a grassroots anti-apartheid campaign known as the Black Consciousness Movement during the late 1960s and 1970s. His ideas were articulated in a series of articles published