James
John Hadebe
1923 -
1923 -
| Names: | Hadebe James John |
| Date of Birth: | 29 October 1923 |
| Date of Death: | |
| Place of Birth: | Frankfort, Orange Free State, South Africa |
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| Gender: | Male |
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His Life :
Born
29 October 1923 in Frankfort in the Orange Free State. The son of
a clerk and descendant
of the Hlubi chief, Langalibalele, he became a teacher and active member
of the ANC in the Transvaal. During the ANC boycott of Bantu Education
schools
in the 1950s, he played a leading part in efforts to organize alternative "cultural clubs" for
children. A defendant in the Treason Trial, he also acted as Transvaal
provincial secretary of the ANC in the 1950s.
He later left South Africa and was a representative of the ANC in Cairo
and East Africa.
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