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Authorized form of name
Mhlaba, Raymond Mphakamisi
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- Mhlabo, Raymond
- Ndobe (clan name)
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Dates of existence
12 February 1920 - 20 February 2005
History
Anti-apartheid activist, politician, diplomat and political prisoner. Leading member of ANC and SACP. Commander-in-chief of MK. Sentenced to life imprisonment at the Rivonia Trial. Imprisoned on Robben Island until he was transferred to Pollsmoor Prison in 1982. Released in 1989. He was involved in the negotiations with the National Party government leading to the democratisation of South Africa. Member of the ANC National Executive Committee, 1991. Premier of the Eastern Cape, 1994. South African high commissioner to Uganda, 1997. Awarded the ANC’s highest honour, Isitwalandwe Seaparankoe, in 1992. Clan name, Ndobe.
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Authority record identifier
ZA-COM-03929
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