Africa | South Africa | LeadersAndrew Mlangeni (on left, with advocate George Bizos), the last survi
Africa | South Africa | LeadersAndrew Mlangeni (on left, with advocate George Bizos), the last surviving anti-apartheid activist convicted with Nelson Mandela at South Africa’s infamous Rivonia Trial, has died at 95. Sentenced to life imprisonment in 1964 for attempting to overthrow the South African government; he served more than 25 years, much of it on the notorious Robben Island, before being released in 1989 as the apartheid regime crumbled.RIP Andrew Mlangeni, born June 6 1925, died July 21 2020.Image credit: Felix Dlangamandla, Netwerk24, South Africa -- source link
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