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Harold Strachan is served with restriction order

Harold Strachan is served with restriction order

Date
3 Jul 1965
Updated
22 Aug 2019
Harold Strachan is served with restriction order

Harold Strachan, former South African Air Force pilot in World War 2 and member of the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) and Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK), the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC), was served with a restriction order in terms of the Suppression of Communism Act. At the time he had already been imprisoned for three years for conspiracy in bombing activities. He was MK's first bomber and his diverse achievements include becoming a self-supporting art restorer, and lately, a successful author.   References: Kalley, J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)(1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, Westport: Greenwood. http://www.lrb.co.uk/contribhome.php?get=stra01 http://literature.kzn.org.za/lit/24.xml

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Harold Strachan is served with restriction order. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012043

South African History Online (2011) 'Harold Strachan is served with restriction order', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012043 (Accessed: 4 August 2026).

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South African History Online. "Harold Strachan is served with restriction order." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012043.

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