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Robert Sobukwe

1924 - 1978

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Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe OMSG (5 December 1924 – 27 February 1978) was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary and founding member of the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC), serving as the first president of the organization. Sobukwe was regarded as a strong proponent of an Africanist future for South Africa and opposed political collaboration with anyone other than Africans, defining "African" as anyone who lives in and pays allegiance to Africa and who is prepared to subject themselves to African majority rule. In March 1960, Sobukwe organized and launched a non-violent protest campaign against pass laws, for which he was sentenced to three years in prison on grounds of incitement. In 1963, the enactment of the "Sobukwe Clause," allowed an indefinite renewal of his prison sentence, and Sobukwe was subsequently relocated to Robben Island for solitary confinement. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Sobukwe is the 17,859th most popular politician (down from 16,576th in 2019), the 243rd most popular biography from South Africa (down from 173rd in 2019) and the 54th most popular South African Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Robert Sobukwe ranks 17,859 out of 19,576. Before him are Syarhey Rumas, Isabelle Faust, Leo Peelen, Nicholas F. Brady, Peter Eriksson, and Francina Armengol. After him are Randa Kassis, Thomas Graham, 1st Baron Lynedoch, Stefan Liv, Dmitry Petrov, Samir Rifai, and Milton Latham.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Robert Sobukwe ranks 498. Before him are John Riseley-Prichard, Margaret Whiting, Abdirizak Haji Hussein, Vincent Canby, Joseph Campanella, and Charlie Callas. After him are Mary Ellen Rudin, Laurie Hughes, Dolores Gray, Russell Johnson, Sarah Caldwell, and Earl Palmer. Among people deceased in 1978, Robert Sobukwe ranks 269. Before him are Jean Claessens, Ruth Etting, Kathryn McGuire, Selwyn Lloyd, Malvina Reynolds, and William Grant Still. After him are Fatima Massaquoi, Tim McCoy, Ilka Chase, and James Gould Cozzens.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Robert Sobukwe ranks 243 out of 454. Before him are Kevin Anderson (1986), Stefan Mitrović (null), Richard Goldstone (1938), Luki Botha (1930), Jodi Balfour (1987), and Stanley Skewes (1899). After him are Amanda Coetzer (1971), Antony Sher (1949), Reeva Steenkamp (1983), Brenda Fassie (1964), Phil Masinga (1969), and Linda Mvusi (1955).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Africa

Among politicians born in South Africa, Robert Sobukwe ranks 54. Before him are Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka (1955), Thomas François Burgers (1834), Helen Zille (1951), Mzilikazi (1790), Sol Plaatje (1876), and Govan Mbeki (1910). After him are Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri (1937), Naledi Pandor (1953), Patricia de Lille (1951), Tony Leon (1956), David Pocock (1988), and Maite Nkoana-Mashabane (1963).

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