Joe Slovo

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Joe Slovo was a prominent South African anti-apartheid activist, leader of the South African Communist Party, and key figure in the African National Congress’s armed struggle.

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anti-apartheid activist Joe Slovo 1

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instanceOf anti-apartheid activist
communist
human
lawyer
military commander
politician
birthName Yossel Mashel Slovo
causeOfDeath cancer
child Robyn Slovo
surface form: Gillian Slovo

Robyn Slovo
surface form: Shawn Slovo
coFounderOf Umkhonto we Sizwe
conflict World War II
surface form: Second World War
countryOfBirth Lithuania
countryOfCitizenship South Africa
dateOfBirth 1926-05-23
dateOfDeath 1995-01-06
educatedAt University of the Witwatersrand
ethnicGroup Jewish
exile Mozambique
United Kingdom
familyName Slovo
fullName Joe Slovo self-link
givenName Joe
ideologicalOpponentOf apartheid
languageSpoken Afrikaans
English
Yiddish
memberOf African National Congress
South African Communist Party
Umkhonto we Sizwe
militaryBranch South African Army
movement anti-apartheid movement
notableFor anti-apartheid activism
leadership in the South African Communist Party
role in Umkhonto we Sizwe
occupation lawyer
military leader
politician
revolutionary
officeEnd 1995-01-06
officeStart 1994-05-11
placeOfBirth Obeliai, Lithuania
placeOfDeath Johannesburg, South Africa
politicalIdeology Marxism–Leninism
surface form: Marxism-Leninism

communism
positionHeld Chairperson of the South African Communist Party
General Secretary of the South African Communist Party
Minister of Human Settlements of South Africa
surface form: Minister of Housing of South Africa
religion atheism
residence Johannesburg, South Africa
roleInOrganization chief of staff of Umkhonto we Sizwe
servedInGovernmentOf Government of National Unity (South Africa)
servedUnder Nelson Mandela
spouse Helena Dolny
Ruth First
wrote Has Socialism Failed?
South Africa: No Middle Road

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Umkhonto we Sizwe foundedBy Joe Slovo
Joe Slovo fullName Joe Slovo self-link
Ruth First spouse Joe Slovo
Oliver Tambo workedWith Joe Slovo
Slovo notableBearer Joe Slovo
Slovo spouse Joe Slovo
subject surface form: Ruth First
Slovo father Joe Slovo
subject surface form: Gillian Slovo
Slovo father Joe Slovo
subject surface form: Shawn Slovo
MK notableLeader Joe Slovo
subject surface form: Umkhonto we Sizwe
SACP notableMember Joe Slovo
Spear of the Nation foundedBy Joe Slovo
Joe Slovo Park namedAfter Joe Slovo
Joe Slovo Park namedForRole Joe Slovo
this entity surface form: anti-apartheid activist Joe Slovo