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ZA UWCRIMA MR-MM-259
Title
Daniels Eddie
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2 box files
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(1928–2017)
Biographical history
Political activist. Member of the Liberal Party of South Africa. Member of the African Resistance Movement which sabotaged non-human targets as a statement against the government. Served a fifteen-year sentence in Robben Island Prison where he was held in B section with Mandela. He was banned immediately after his release in 1979. Received the Order of Luthuli in Silver from the South African government in 2005. Mandela calls him ‘Danie’
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Eddie Daniels papers and publications
Collection consists of a letter written by Alan Paton providing a sketch of Eddie Daniels and a
motivation for his release from prison granting an exit permit from South Africa, 21 February 1967
[photocopy]. Publication used by Eddie Daniels during his imprisonment on the Island.
Collection consists of a letter written by Alan Paton providing a sketch of Eddie Daniels and a
motivation for his release from prison granting an exit permit from South Africa, 21 February 1967
[photocopy]. Publication used by Eddie Daniels during his imprisonment on the Island.
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