BENSON, Mary (1919-2000) 1948-1999

Tutu, Desmond, 1931-2021

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Desmond Mpilo Tutu (born October 7, 1931, Klerksdorp, South Africa - died December 26, 2021, Cape Town, South Africa) is a South African Anglican cleric and theologian, known for his work as an anti-apartheid and human rights activist. He was the Bishop of Johannesburg from 1985 to 1986 and then the Archbishop of Cape Town from 1986 to 1996, in both cases being the first black African to hold the position. Theologically, he sought to fuse ideas from black theology with African theology....

Luthuli, A. J. (Albert John), 1898-1967

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Mandela, Nelson, 1918-2013

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Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (b. July 18, 1918, Umtata, South Africa–d. Dec. 5, 2013, Johannesburg, South Africa) was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, political leader, and philanthropist who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was the country's first black head of state and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election. His government focused on dismantling the legacy of apartheid by tackling institutionalised racism and fostering racial reconc...

Sisulu, Walter, 1912-2003

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Suzman, Helen, b 1917

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Tambo, Oliver, 1917-1993

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Oliver Reginald Tambo was born in Mbizana in eastern Pondoland in the Cape Province on 27 October 1917. He attended Ludeke Methodist School, and completed his primary education at Holy Cross Mission near Flagstaff. From there he transferred to St. Peter's Secondary School in Johannesburg. After completing his secondary education, Tambo went to the University College of Fort Hare in Alice [South Africa] and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 1941. He remained at the U...

Buthelezi, Mangosutho Gatsha, b 1928

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Benson, Mary

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Mary Benson was born on 8 December 1919 in Pretoria, South Africa and was educated there and in Great Britain. Before the Second World War she was a secretary in the High Commission Territories Office of the British High Commission in South Africa. Between 1941-1945 she joined the South African women's army, rising to the rank of Captain and serving as Personal Assistant to various British generals in Egypt and Italy. After the war she joined UNRRA and then became personal assistant to the film ...

Goldberg, Denis, 1933-

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Mkwayi, Wilton, fl 1964-2001

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Paton, Alan

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American writer. From the description of Correspondence 1955. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 50097120 ...

First, Ruth, 1925-1982

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Heloise Ruth First was born on 4 May 1925 in Johannesburg, the daughter of Julius and Matilda ('Tilly') First, Jewish emigrants to South Africa from the Baltic states. Her parents were members of the International Socialist League and founder members of the South African Communist Party (SACP). After attending schools in Johannesburg, Ruth First began a Social Science degree in 1942 at the University of Witwatersrand. Whilst at university, she helped found the left-wing Federation of Progressive...

Mini, Vuyisile, 1920-1964

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Ayob, Ismail Mahomed, b 1942

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Mandela, Nomzano Winnie, b 1934

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Hassim, Nina, fl 1971

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Healey, Denis Winston, b 1917

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ANC, African National Congress

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