Walter Sisulu
South African anti-apartheid activist (1912–2003) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Walter Max Ulyate Sisulu (18 May 1912 – 5 May 2003) was a South African anti-apartheid activist and member of the African National Congress (ANC). Between terms as ANC Secretary-General (1949–1954) and ANC Deputy President (1991–1994), he was Accused No.2 in the Rivonia Trial and was incarcerated on Robben Island where he served more than 25 years' imprisonment for his anti-Apartheid revolutionary activism. He had a close partnership with Oliver Tambo and Nelson Mandela, with whom he played a key role in organising the 1952 Defiance Campaign and the establishment of the ANC Youth League and Umkhonto we Sizwe. He was also on the Central Committee of the South African Communist Party.[1][2]
Walter Sisulu | |
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5th Deputy President of the African National Congress | |
In office July 1991 – December 1994 | |
President | Nelson Mandela |
Preceded by | Nelson Mandela |
Succeeded by | Thabo Mbeki |
9th Secretary-General of the African National Congress | |
In office 1949–1954 | |
President | James Moroka Albert Luthuli |
Preceded by | James Arthur Calata |
Succeeded by | Oliver Tambo |
Personal details | |
Born | Walter Max Ulyate Sisulu (1912-05-18)18 May 1912 Ngcobo, Cape Province, Union of South Africa |
Died | 5 May 2003(2003-05-05) (aged 90) Soweto, South Africa |
Political party | African National Congress |
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