Sobukwe

British

/ səˈbuːkwɛ /

noun

Robert ( Mangaliso ). 1924–78, South African politician. Founder of the Pan-Africanist Congress

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Robert Sobukwe and eleven of his Pan-African aides surrendered and were, jailed.

From Time Magazine Archive

At Orlando township in the outskirts of Johannesburg, 20,000 Africans milled around the police station, led by Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe, 36, a Methodist-reared university instructor, who heads the Pan-African Congress.

From Time Magazine Archive

Arraigned in court at Johannesburg under the tough emergency regulations, Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe, head of the militant Pan-African Congress, was defiant.

From Time Magazine Archive

Shrugged Sobukwe: "If you believe in freedom, you must suffer for it."

From Time Magazine Archive

A short while later my nephew was back and asked me if I had met and talked with Sobukwe at Pretoria Local.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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