Key Figures Flashcards
(12 cards)
Who was Nelson Mandela
ANC activist
Imprisoned for 27 years following the Rivonia Trial for sabotage
Became president of SA in 1994
Who was D.F Malian
The first NP prime minister (1948-54)
Who was Johannes Strijdom
Second NP prime minister (1954-58)
Who was Hendrick Vewoerd
Last prime minister of the Union of SA(1968-61)
Turned SA into a republic
Advocated for separate development
Who was Robert Sobukwe
Anti apartheid activist
Founded the Pan African Congress (PAC) in 1959
Who was Walter Sisulu
An ANC activist
Imprisoned with Mandela on Robben Island
Fought for equality/the “rainbow nation” ideal
Who was Oliver Tambo
Anti-apartheid activist
Served as the head of the ANC from 1967 to Mandela release in 1991
Who was BJ Vorster
Prime minister (1966-78)
President of SA (1978-79)
Encouraged heavy defence, created a secret police force, strengthened apartheid
Who was Joe Slovo
White Marxist and anti apartheid activist
Proposed the sunset clause
Who was Joe Modise
Helped to found MK
Led as SA’s first Black Minister of Defence (1994-99)
Who was Trever Huddleston
Published “Naught for your Comfort” (1956)
Desmond Tutu claimed that he made apartheid a global issue
Activist
Who was Ambrose Reeves
A bishop in Johannesburg
Aimed to help Black Africans, outspoken about apartheid
Post sharpville he was deported
General secretary of the student Christian movement (1962-65)
Named president of the British AAM in 1970
