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Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki
Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki , 1942-, South African political leader. Mbeki was born into a politically active family; his father, Govan Mbeki, an official with the African National Congress (ANC), was imprisoned (1964) at Robben Island along with Nelson Mandela , released (1987), and became (1994)... Read more
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela , 1918-, South African statesman. He earned (1942) a law degree from the Univ. of South Africa and was prominent in Johannesburg's youth wing of the African National Congress (ANC). In 1952 he became ANC deputy national president, advocating nonviolent resistance to ... Read more
African National Congress African National Congress
African National Congress (ANC), the oldest black (now multiracial) political organization in South Africa; founded in 1912. Prominent in its opposition to apartheid , the organization began as a nonviolent civil-rights group. In the 1940s and 50s it joined with other groups in promoting strikes... Read more
Walter Sisulu Walter Sisulu
Walter Sisulu 1912-2003 Political activist Walter Sisulu was one of South Africa's most important leaders in its decades-long struggle to end apartheid. A key figure in the African National Congress (ANC) of the 1940s, it was he who brought future South African president Nelson Mandela into... Read more
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
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Helen Suzman Helen Suzman
Helen Suzman A member of the South African House of Assembly for the Progressive Federal Party for over three decades, Helen Suzman (born 1917) was known internationally for her forthright opposition to apartheid and uncompromising advocacy of the interests of millions of nonwhite and... Read more
F W de Klerk F W de Klerk
F. W. de Klerk (Frederik Willem de Klerk) , 1936-, South African statesman, president of South Africa (1989-94). Holding ministerial posts from 1978, he became (1989) acting president when P. W. Botha resigned. Recognizing that black resistance to the white power monopoly would only increase, de... Read more
Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi
Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi (Ashpenaz Nathan Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi) , 1928-, South African political leader. A Zulu chief, he served as chief minister of the bantustan KwaZulu (1970-94, initially as head of the Zululand Territorial Authority; see Zululand ) but opposed independence for the... Read more
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Simonstown Simonstown
Simonstown , town (1991 pop. 58,323), Western Cape, SW South Africa, on False Bay, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean. It is a seaside resort and a station of the South African navy; industry centers around ship construction and repair. There is also a fishing industry, and fish oil is processed.... Read more

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