Walter Sisulu | |
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| 5th Deputy President of the African National Congress | |
| In office 7 July 1991 – 20 December 1994 | |
| President | Nelson Mandela |
| Preceded by | Nelson Mandela |
| Succeeded by | Thabo Mbeki |
| 9th Secretary-General of the African National Congress | |
| In office 1949–1955 | |
| President | |
| Preceded by | James Calata |
| Succeeded by | Oliver Tambo |
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| Born | Walter Max Ulyate Sisulu 18 May 1912 Ngcobo, South Africa |
| Died | 5 May 2003 (aged 90) Soweto, South Africa |
| Political party | African National Congress |
| Other political affiliations | South African Communist Party (Tripartite Alliance) |
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| Children | 5, including Max, Mlungisi, Zwelakhe, and Lindiwe |
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Walter Max Ulyate Sisulu (18 May 1912 – 5 May 2003) was a South African anti-apartheid activist and member of the African National Congress (ANC). Between terms as ANC Secretary-General (1949–1954) and ANC Deputy President (1991–1994), he was Accused No.2 in the Rivonia Trial and was incarcerated on Robben Island where he served more than 25 years' imprisonment for his anti-Apartheid revolutionary activism. He had a close partnership with Oliver Tambo and Nelson Mandela, with whom he played a key role in organising the 1952 Defiance Campaign and the establishment of the ANC Youth League and Umkhonto we Sizwe. He was also on the Central Committee of the South African Communist Party.[1][2]
- ^ Trewhela, Paul (18 July 2017). "ANC and SACP – A history together (and apart)". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ Myburgh, James (31 January 2017). "The SACP's secret Moscow papers". Politicsweb. Retrieved 2 November 2022.