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Ahmed Kathrada

1929 - 2017

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Ahmed Mohamed Kathrada OMSG (21 August 1929 – 28 March 2017), sometimes known by the nickname "Kathy", was a South African politician and anti-apartheid activist. Kathrada's involvement in the anti-apartheid activities of the African National Congress (ANC) led him to his long-term imprisonment following the Rivonia Trial, in which he was held at Robben Island and Pollsmoor Prison. Following his release in 1990, he was elected to serve as a member of parliament, representing the ANC. He authored a book, No Bread for Mandela – Memoirs of Ahmed Kathrada, Prisoner No. 468/64. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ahmed Kathrada is the 16,471st most popular politician (up from 16,542nd in 2019), the 171st most popular biography from South Africa (down from 170th in 2019) and the 44th most popular South African Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ahmed Kathrada ranks 16,471 out of 19,576. Before her are Lugal-Anne-Mundu, Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson, Gregory Mathews, Silli-Adad, Fred M. Vinson, and Apollodotus I. After her are Agathocles of Bactria, Prince Félix of Luxembourg, Giorgio de' Buondelmonti, Mark Parkinson, Gadi Eisenkot, and Georges Lacombe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Ahmed Kathrada ranks 483. Before her are Richard Bass, Harry Blanchard, Judith Jarvis Thomson, Goffredo Parise, Utpal Dutt, and Aulis Rytkönen. After her are Carlos Torres, Gabriel Ochoa Uribe, Bruno Junk, Hal Blaine, Henry Proctor, and Richard Rush. Among people deceased in 2017, Ahmed Kathrada ranks 498. Before her are Jeffrey Tate, Henri Emmanuelli, Michael Novak, R. C. Sproul, Karel Schoeman, and Horacio Guarany. After her are Peter Hall, Roberto Cabañas, David Storey, Egon Günther, Uli Vos, and Eugenio Bersellini.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Ahmed Kathrada ranks 171 out of 454. Before her are Leka, Crown Prince of Albania (1982), Doug Serrurier (1920), David Benatar (1966), Karel Schoeman (1939), Thomas Shardelow (1931), and Ingrid Jonker (1933). After her are Fatima Meer (1928), Griselda Pollock (1949), Constand Viljoen (1933), Solomon Linda (1909), Bessie Head (1937), and Gavin Hood (1963).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Africa

Among politicians born in South Africa, Ahmed Kathrada ranks 44. Before her are Julius Malema (1981), Helen Suzman (1917), Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma (1949), Ruth First (1925), Mangosuthu Buthelezi (1928), and Pik Botha (1932). After her are Ted Moore (1914), Grace Mugabe (1965), Baleka Mbete (1949), Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka (1955), Thomas François Burgers (1834), and Helen Zille (1951).

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