Dennis Brutus

Dennis Brutus
At the Supreme Court, Washington DC, 29 January 2000
Born
Dennis Vincent Brutus

(1924-11-24)24 November 1924
Died26 December 2009(2009-12-26) (aged 85)
Cape Town, South Africa
NationalitySouth African
Occupation(s)Activist, educator, journalist, poet
Known forAnti-apartheid activism

Dennis Vincent Brutus (28 November 1924 – 26 December 2009) was a South African activist, educator, journalist and poet best known for his campaign to have South Africa banned from the Olympic Games due to its racial policy of apartheid.[1]

  1. ^ "Dennis Brutus South Africa Online". Retrieved 3 June 2018.