Rivonia trial veteran Andrew Mlangeni dies

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The anti-struggle veteran was the last remaining defendant of the historic 1963-1964 trial

, the last surviving member of the Rivonia trialists, has died, the office of the president said in a statement today.

All the men, except Bernstein — who was released, rearrested, released on bail and then fled into exile — were found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment.“The passing of Andrew Mekete Mlangeni signifies the end of a generational history and places our future squarely in our hands.

Anti-apartheid ANC struggle stalwarts Raymond Mhlaba, Oscar Mpetha, Andrew Mlangeni, Walter Sisulu, Ahmed Kathrada, Elias Motsoaledi and Wilton Mkwayi after their release in1989 in Soweto, South Africa.

 

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