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Lekhanyane, Barnabas

  • ZA-COM-06063
  • Person
Leader of the Zion Christian Church (ZCC).

Liberal Party

  • ZA-COM-06075
  • Corporate body
  • 1953–1968
Formed in 1953, the Liberal Party advocated gradual extension of the franchise to all, later calling for immediate universal suffrage. In 1968 the party disbanded rather than comply with legislation that went against non-racialism.

Mabandla, Brigitte

  • ZA-COM-06127
  • Person
  • 1948–
Activist, legal academic and politician. Left South Africa in the mid-1970s, studied law in Zambia and lectured in Botswana. She advised the ANC’s Legal and Constitutional Affairs Department and in 1990 became a member of the ANC's Constitutional Committee and its negotiating team. From 1994 she served in government as: deputy minister of arts & culture; minister of public enterprise, of justice & constitutional development, and of housing. As activist, her focus was promoting the rights of women and children.

Mabhida, Moses

  • ZA-COM-06128
  • Person
  • 1923–1986
Anti-apartheid activist. A member of the Communist Party who became its General Secretary and was a leading member of the ANC, SACP and COSATU. He played a big part in the preparations for the historic Congress of the people in 1955 where the Freedom Charter was adopted.
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