Raymond Mhlaba

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Raymond Mhlaba was a South African anti-apartheid activist, senior African National Congress leader, and later a provincial premier who became notable for his role in the struggle against apartheid and his imprisonment alongside Nelson Mandela.

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instanceOf South African
anti-apartheid activist
human
politician
revolutionary
causeOfDeath liver failure
commemoratedBy Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipality
convictedOf sabotage under apartheid laws
countryOfCitizenship South Africa
dateOfBirth 1920-02-12
dateOfDeath 2005-02-20
detainedAlongside Ahmed Kathrada
Andrew Mlangeni
Denis Goldberg
Elias Motsoaledi
Govan Mbeki
Nelson Mandela
Walter Sisulu
ethnicGroup Xhosa
familyName Mhlaba
fullName Raymond Mhlaba self-link
givenName Raymond
honor Order of Luthuli
surface form: Order of Luthuli in Gold
memberOf African National Congress
South African Communist Party
militaryRole commander in Umkhonto we Sizwe
movement Umkhonto we Sizwe
anti-apartheid movement
namedAfter Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipality
notableFor imprisonment on Robben Island
leadership in the African National Congress
leadership in the South African Communist Party
role in the struggle against apartheid
occupation activist
politician
trade unionist
officeEnd 1997-12-22
officeHeldFor Premier of the Eastern Cape
officeStart 1994-05-07
participantIn Rivonia Trial
placeOfBirth Fort Hare (historic fort)
surface form: Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape, South Africa
placeOfDeath Port Elizabeth
surface form: Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa
placeOfDetention Pollsmoor Prison
Robben Island
politicalParty African National Congress
positionHeld National Chairperson of the South African Communist Party
Premier of the Eastern Cape
member of the Central Committee of the South African Communist Party
member of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress
religion Methodism
spouse Joyce Mhlaba
Nokuthula Mhlaba

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Rivonia Trial defendant Raymond Mhlaba
Umkhonto we Sizwe foundedBy Raymond Mhlaba
Lilliesleaf Farm usedBy Raymond Mhlaba
Spear of the Nation foundedBy Raymond Mhlaba
Raymond Mhlaba fullName Raymond Mhlaba self-link
Elias Motsoaledi workedWith Raymond Mhlaba
Lionel Bernstein co-defendantWith Raymond Mhlaba