Peter (Petrus) Nchabeleng

Died: 11 April 1986
Updated: 16 Oct 2019

Summary

President of the Northern Transvaal region of the UDF, Robben Island prisoner. He died in detention

Peter (Petrus) Nchabeleng was president of the Northern Transvaal region of the United Democratic Front (UDF). He was convicted of sabotage in 1962 and served eight years on Robben Island. He died in detention on 11 April 1986, a day after he was detained in Lebowa. He was buried in Apel, Sekhukhuniland. The funeral was attended by 20,000 people

State record

Incarceration

Days detained: 1 day

How we know this

01ANC News Briefing, April 20, 1986

Last updated · 16 Oct 2019

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South African History Online. (2011, September 21). Peter (Petrus) Nchabeleng. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0068229

South African History Online (2011) 'Peter (Petrus) Nchabeleng', South African History Online, 21 September. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0068229 (Accessed: 9 October 2026).

South African History Online, Peter (Petrus) Nchabeleng [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0068229, (accessed 9 October 2026).

"Peter (Petrus) Nchabeleng." South African History Online, 21 Sept. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0068229. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

South African History Online. "Peter (Petrus) Nchabeleng." South African History Online. September 21, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0068229.