Robert Sobukwe
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Robert Sobukwe was a prominent South African anti-apartheid leader, founding president of the Pan Africanist Congress, and a powerful advocate of African nationalism whose activism led to long-term imprisonment and enduring political influence.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Robert Sobukwe canonical | 4 |
| Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe | 2 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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anti-apartheid activist ⓘ human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| advocated |
Pan-Africanism
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rejection of apartheid racial classification ⓘ self-determination for Africans ⓘ |
| arrestedFor | organizing anti-pass law protests ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | lung cancer ⓘ |
| citizenship | South Africa ⓘ |
| convictedOf | incitement ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | South Africa ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | South Africa ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1924-12-05 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1978-02-27 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Healdtown Institute
ⓘ
University of Fort Hare ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Xhosa ⓘ |
| familyName | Sobukwe ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
African languages
ⓘ
political science ⓘ |
| founderOf |
Pan Africanist Congress
ⓘ
surface form:
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania
|
| fullName |
Robert Sobukwe
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe
|
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| hasEponym | Sobukwe Clause ⓘ |
| imprisonedAt | Robben Island ⓘ |
| influenced |
Black Consciousness Movement
ⓘ
surface form:
South African Black Consciousness movement
|
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Xhosa ⓘ |
| legalRestriction | detained under the Sobukwe Clause ⓘ |
| middleName | Mangaliso ⓘ |
| movement |
African nationalism
ⓘ
anti-apartheid movement ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Sharpeville massacre
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surface form:
Sharpeville anti-pass campaign of 1960
|
| notableFor |
leadership in the Pan Africanist Congress
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opposition to apartheid pass laws ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
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politician ⓘ teacher ⓘ university lecturer ⓘ |
| parliamentaryActAssociatedWith | General Law Amendment Act, 1963 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Graaff-Reinet ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Kimberley ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Africanist ⓘ |
| positionHeld | founding president of the Pan Africanist Congress ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| roleInEvent | leader of PAC anti-pass protests on 21 March 1960 ⓘ |
| spouse | Veronica Sobukwe ⓘ |
| workedAs | lecturer at the University of the Witwatersrand ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe