Key players in the various passive resistance campaigns

Key players in the various campaigns

This feature looks at the various important 'passive resistance' or 'non-violent' campaigns in 20th Century South Africa; therefore the lists of key players are broken down into their appropriate campaigns. These list are not complete, if you would like to add a biography please click on the contribute tab.

The Satyagraha Campaign 1906-1914

  • Mahatma Gandhi
  • Ahmed Mahomed Cachalia
  • Reverend Joseph J Doke
  • Adajania Sorabji Shapurji
  • Manilal Ghandi
  • G. K. Gokhale
  • Abdulla Haji Adam Jhaveri
  • Herman Kallenbach
  • Mahomed Hajee Dawood
  • Henry Solomon Leon Polak
  • Parsee Rastomjee
  • Swami Nagappen Padayachee
  • Valliama R Munuswami

Indian Passive Resistance 1946

  • Ismaill Mohamed Cachalia
  • Yusuf Dadoo
  • Manonmoney (Ama) Naidoo
  • H. A. Naidoo
  • Thambi Naransamy Naidoo
  • Dr G.M Naicker
  • Sorabjee Rustomjee
  • A. B. Xuma
  • Hyman Basner
  • Reverend Michael Scott
  • Zainab Asvat
  • Mrs "Cissy" Gool
  • Md Naidoo

Defiance Campaign 1952

  • Antony Lembede
  • Nelson Mandela
  • Dr Alfred Bitini Xuma
  • Helen Joseph
  • Leon Levy
  • John K Nkadimeng
  • Mkwayi Wilton
  • Ahmed Mahomed Kathrada
  • Bishop Reeves, Ambrose
  • Govan Mbeki
  • Albie Sachs
  • Freda Troup
  • Patrick Duncan

Anti-Pass Campaigns 1960

  • Nelson Mandela
  • Albert Luthuli
  • Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe
  • Lillian Ngoyi
  • Potlako Leballo
  • Patrick Duncan
  • Phillip Kgosana

Defiance Campaign 1989

  • Adam Boesak
  • Fw De Klerk
  • Nelson Mandela
  • Cyril Ramaphosa
  • Moses Mayekiso
  • Jay Naidoo
  • Billy Nair
  • Bravin Gordon
  • Murphey Morobe