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Albert Nzula dies in Moscow

Date
14 Jan 1933
Updated
30 Sep 2019
Albert Nzula dies in Moscow

Albert Nzula, teacher, journalist and leader of the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA), died of pneumonia in Moscow, USSR. He left SA in 1931 to study in Moscow. The date of his death varies in different sources. It is given as 17 January in one and the year as 1934 in various other sources.

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  1. 01Gerhart G.M and Karis T. (ed)(1977). From Protest to challenge: A documentary History of African Politics in South Africa: 1882-1964, Vol.4
  2. 02Political Profiles 1882 - 1964. Hoover Institution Pres: Stanford University.
  3. 03Verwey, E.J. (ed)(1995). New Dictionary of South African Biography, v.1, Pretoria: HSRC.

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Albert Nzula dies in Moscow. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011533

South African History Online (2011) 'Albert Nzula dies in Moscow', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011533 (Accessed: 5 August 2026).

South African History Online, Albert Nzula dies in Moscow [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011533, (accessed 5 August 2026).

"Albert Nzula dies in Moscow." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011533. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "Albert Nzula dies in Moscow." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011533.

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