Item 371 - Reflections in Prison : [Bibliography]

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Reflections in Prison : [Bibliography]

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  • 2001 (Creation)

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(1935 -)

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Academic, politician, political and anti-apartheid activist, political prisoner and MP. Leading member of the ANC, SACP and MK. Convicted of sabotage in 1964 and sentenced to twelve years’ imprisonment which he served on Robben Island. Helped to secretly transcribe Mandela’s autobiography, Long Walk to Freedom, and smuggled it out of prison when he was released in 1976. Commanded Operation Vulindlela (Vula), an ANC underground operation to establish an internal underground leadership. Maharaj served on the secretariat of CODESA. Minister of transport, 1994–99. Envoy to President Jacob Zuma.

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Maharaj, Mac (ed.)
Title: Reflections in Prison
Genre: Anti-apartheid struggle
Sub Genre: Political imprisonment; exile
University of Massachusetts Press, 2002
ISBN-10: 1558493425
Cape Town: Robben Island Museum/Zebra Press, 2001.
ISBN: 1 86872 354 2

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