2. ⦿ Oliver Reginald Tambo was a South African anti-
apartheid politician and a central figure in the
African National Congress.
⦿ Born: October 27, 1917, Bizana, Eastern Cape
⦿ Died: April 24, 1993, Johannesburg, South Africa
⦿ Spouse: Adelaide Tambo (m. 1956)
⦿ Children: Dali Tambo, Thembi Tambo, Tselane
Tambo
⦿ Education: University of South Africa (1949–1951),
more
⦿ Books: Preparing for power, Oliver Tambo Speaks,
75 Years of Struggle
3. ⦿ Walter Max Ulyate Sisulu was a South African anti-
apartheid activist and member of the African
National Congress, serving at times as Secretary-
General and Deputy President of the organization.
⦿ Born: May 18, 1912, Ngcobo, South Africa
⦿ Died: May 5, 2003, Johannesburg, South Africa
⦿ Spouse: Albertina Sisulu (m. 1944–2003)
⦿ Party: African National Congress
⦿ Children: Lindiwe Sisulu, Max Sisulu, Zwelakhe
Sisulu, more
⦿ Awards: Padma Vibhushan
4. ⦿Inkosi Albert John Lutuli, also known by his
Zulu name Mvumbi, was a South African
teacher and politician.
⦿Born: 1898, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
⦿Died: July 21, 1967, KwaDukuza, South
Africa
⦿Party: African National Congress
⦿Awards: Nobel Peace Prize, United
Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights
5. Yusuf Mohamed Dadoo was a Muslim Indian South
African communist and anti-apartheid activist. In his
life he was chair of both the South African Indian
Congress and the South African Communist Party,
as as well as being a major proponent of cooperation
between those organisations and the African
National Congress.
Born: September 5, 1909, Krugersdorp, South Africa
Died: September 19, 1983, London, United Kingdom
Books: South Africa's freedom struggle, Facts about
the Ghetto Act
6. Abram Louis Fischer, commonly known as Bram
Fischer, was a South African lawyer of Afrikaner
descent, notable for anti-apartheid activism and for
the legal defence of anti-apartheid figures, including
Nelson Mandela at the Rivonia Trial. Wikipedia
Born: April 23, 1908, Bloemfontein, South Africa
Died: May 8, 1975
Education: New College, Oxford, Grey College,
Bloemfontein
7. Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe was a South African
political dissident, who founded the Pan Africanist
Congress in opposition to South Africa under
apartheid. In 2004 Sobukwe was voted 42nd in the
SABC3's Great South Africans.
Born: December 5, 1924, Graaff-Reinet, South Africa
Died: February 27, 1978, Kimberley, Northern Cape,
South Africa
Education: University of Fort Hare, University of
London
