Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Maharaj, Mac
Parallel form(s) of name
- Maharaj, Sathyandranath Ragunanan
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Dates of existence
1935 -
History
Academic, politician, political and anti-apartheid activist, political prisoner and MP. Leading member of the ANC, SACP and MK. Convicted of sabotage in 1964 and sentenced to twelve years’ imprisonment which he served on Robben Island. Helped to secretly transcribe Mandela’s autobiography, Long Walk to Freedom, and smuggled it out of prison when he was released in 1976. Commanded Operation Vulindlela (Vula), an ANC underground operation to establish an internal underground leadership. Maharaj served on the secretariat of CODESA. Minister of transport, 1994–99. Envoy to President Jacob Zuma.
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Related entity
Maharaj, Milou
Identifier of related entity
ZA-COM-07860
Category of relationship
family
Type of relationship
Maharaj, Milou is the child of Maharaj, Mac
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Maharaj, Sekai Jo
Identifier of related entity
ZA-COM-07861
Category of relationship
family
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Maharaj, Sekai Jo is the child of Maharaj, Mac
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Maharaj, Shanthee
Identifier of related entity
ZA-COM-07859
Category of relationship
family
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Maharaj, Shanthee is the sibling of Maharaj, Mac
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Authority record identifier
ZA-COM-02116
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