Denis Goldberg | |
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 Denis Goldberg speaking at the launch of the Edinburgh World Justice Festival, 12 October 2013 | |
| Born | Denis Theodore Goldberg 11 April 1933 |
| Died | 29 April 2020 (aged 87) Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa |
| Nationality | South African |
| Alma mater | University of Cape Town |
| Known for | Rivonia Trial |
| Political party | African National Congress |
| Spouses |
Esme Bodenstein
(m. 1954; died 2000)Edelgard Nkobi
(m. 2002; died 2006) |
| Children | Hilary Goldberg (daughter, died 2002) David Goldberg (son) |
| Relatives | Madeleine Hicklin (niece) |
Denis Theodore Goldberg (11 April 1933 – 29 April 2020) was a South African social campaigner who was active in the struggle against apartheid. He was accused No. 3 in the Rivonia Trial, alongside the better-known Nelson Mandela and Walter Sisulu, where he was also the youngest of the defendants. He was imprisoned for 22 years, along with other key members of the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa. After his release in 1985 he continued to campaign against apartheid from his base in London with his family, until the apartheid system was fully abolished with the 1994 election. He returned to South Africa in 2002 and founded the non-profit Denis Goldberg Legacy Foundation Trust in 2015. He was diagnosed with lung cancer in July 2017, and died in Cape Town on 29 April 2020.