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Abram Ramothibi Onkgopotse Tiro

Biography

… 17/02/2011 Updated 03/09/2019 Personal Information Abram Tiro Born: 9 November 1947 Died: 1 February 1974 Abram Onkgopotse Ramothibi Tiro was born on 9 November 1947 in Dinokana, a small village near Zeerust North West Province, South …

Pandelani Jeremia Nefolovhodwe

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… where he continued with his political activism andbecame a member of the Student Representative Council (SRC) in 1971. … ideology, Nefolovhodwe and Abraham Onkgopotse Tiro emerged as leaders of the movement at the institution. … from entering the campus. Nefolovhodwe, together with Tiro, led these protests. When Tiro was also expelled …

Jeffry Dumo Baqwa

Biography

… younger brothers were to follow). His father worked as a school inspector while his mother worked as a nurse. He … schools. After the assassination of Onkgopotse Ramothibi Tiro in Botswana by Apartheid security forces, Baqwa was … leave the country and assume the role that was played by Tiro. Subsequently, he escaped from his restriction in the …

Henry Eric Isaacs

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… Isaacs was born March 21 in 1949,He grew up in Raisethorpe,a peri-urban area of Pietermaritzburg.His family was of … he led campus protests against the expulsion of Ongkopotse Tiro from Turfloop; in July he was elected vice-president of … he led campus protests against the expulsion of Ongkopotse Tiro from Turfloop; in July he was elected vice-president of …

Aubrey Mokoena

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… to find work, they found it more difficult to find a family home in Johannesburg. Only 10 000 houses were … and was elected Vice- President of the SRC, while Abraham Tiro was President. He was later elected chairman of the … Mokoena was elected President of the SRC at Turfloop, and Tiro gave the graduation speech. The speech incited the …

Teboho “Tsietsi” Mashinini

Biography

… Jabavu, Soweto. Mashinini was the second son of Ramothibi, a lay preacher in the Methodist Church, and Nomkhitha … by his History and English teacher, Abram Onkgopotse Tiro , who taught at Morris Isaacson after was expelled from … of the North (Turfloop) for his political activities. Tiro had great influence in shaping Mashinini's political …

Teboho MacDonald “Tsietsi” Mashinini

Biography

… Jabavu, Soweto. Mashinini was the second son of Ramothibi, a lay preacher in the Methodist Church, and Nomkhitha … by his History and English teacher, Abram Onkgopotse Tiro , who taught at Morris Isaacson after was expelled from … of the North (Turfloop) for his political activities. Tiro had great influence in shaping Mashinini's political …

Rev. Theo Kotze

Biography

… 19 May 1920. Kotze came from Afrikaaner stock. His father, a lawyer, had been gaoled for supporting the Afrikaner … the face?” Following the expulsion of Abram Onkgopotse Tiro and the entire Student Representative Council, of the … Cathedral in Johannesburg to protest in sympathy with Tiro and the students of Turfloop. Comparably large …

Mosiuoa Patrick “Terror” Lekota

Biography

… Lekota was born in Kroonstad on 13 August 1948, into a working class family where he was the eldest of seven … (SASO) , and when the full-time organiser, Abaham Tiro , had to flee the county in 1973, Lekota took over this … (SASO) , and when the full-time organiser, Abaham Tiro , had to flee the county in 1973, Lekota took over this …

Sadecque Variava

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… held various jobs and was very well-read, and his mother, a lively and intelligent woman, was a cook for weddings. The … Vanzetti and Leadbelly. In April 1972, Onkgopotse Abraham Tiro delivered a scathing speech at a graduation ceremony at … ranging critique of education and life under apartheid. Tiro, the president of the SRC, was expelled and the issue …

Mogoeng Thomas Mogoeng

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… children together, two daughters, Johanna and Oteng, and a son, Mogaetsha. Justice Mogoeng attended Mokgatlha Primary … the second Memorial lecture in honour of Onkgopotse Tiro , the 1972 SRC President of the then University of the … [Accessed on 27 May 2014] • Chief Justice Onkgopotse Tiro., ' Onkgopotse Tiro: pursuit for a brighter future for …

Strinivasa “Strini” Moodley

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… the eldest child of Joyce Margaret and Narainsamy Moodley, a teacher and later Director of the Durban Indian Child … and the Christian Institute (CI). Following Onkgopotse Tiro 's expulsion from Turfloop, Moodley participated in … and the Christian Institute (CI). Following Onkgopotse Tiro 's expulsion from Turfloop, Moodley participated in …

Yunus Ismail Mahomed

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… School in Benoni from which he matriculated in 1967. As a young scholar he became conscious of the inequities of the … he participated in the students protest that followed O.R.Tiro's expulsion at Turfloop in 1972. Mahomed worked for … he participated in the students protest that followed O.R.Tiro's expulsion at Turfloop in 1972. Mahomed worked for …

Siphiwe Nyanda

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… the eldest of the six children of Betsy and Henry Nyanda, a traffic inspector and area supervisor of liquor outlets for … Botswana to attend the unveiling of the tombstone of Abram Tiro in the hope of meeting with ANC representatives. The … Botswana to attend the unveiling of the tombstone of Abram Tiro in the hope of meeting with ANC representatives. The …

Mafika Pascal Gwala

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… Gwala was born on 5 October 1946 in the town of Verulam, a region predominantly inhabited by Zulus and Indians, in … He was invited in February of 1974 by Onkgopotse Tiro to ‘bring black poetry to Whitey’s territory’ in Cape … wife greeting him at the door with, ‘Have you heard about Tiro? He’s been killed’ (Gwala, 1984). Gwala chose not to go …

Stephen Bantu Biko

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… injuries) Introduction Stephen (Steve) Bantu Biko was a popular voice of Black liberation in South Africa between … stage occurred in April 1972 at Turfloop. Onkgopotse Abram Tiro was expelled after delivering a speech containing a … But the movement also began to suffer casualties, with Tiro perhaps the first of these when he was expelled from the …

B J Vorster [John Vorster]

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… He was, according to subsequent president FW de Klerk , ‘a thick-set man with heavy jowls and intense blue eyes who … but named eight leaders it regarded as dangerous. After OR Tiro gave a speech at the University of the North (Turfloop) … policy of apartheid, he was expelled. Student support for Tiro took place at a string of universities, black and white. …

Aaron Tiro

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Tiro Mapua

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Aaron Tiro

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Tiro Mapua

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