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Joe Slovo (born Yossel Mashel Slovo; 23 May 1926 – 6 January 1995) was a South African politician, and an opponent of the apartheid system. A Marxist-Leninist , he was a long-time leader and theorist in the South African Communist Party (SACP), a leading member of the African National Congress (ANC), and a commander of the ANC's military wing uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK).
Jan 6, 1995 · Joe Slovo was a prominent communist and ANC leader who played a key role in the struggle against apartheid. He was born in Lithuania, became a lawyer and activist in South Africa, and later moved to Mozambique and then to South Africa after the end of apartheid.
Jun 18, 2018 · Joe Slovo was born in a small Lithuanian village, Obelai, on 23 May 1926, to parents Woolf and Ann. When Slovo was nine years old the family moved to Johannesburg in South Africa, primarily to escape the increasing threat of anti-Semitism which gripped the Baltic States. He attended various schools until 1940, including the Jewish Government ...
Jan 7, 1995 · Joe Slovo, the Communist intellectual widely credited with being a mastermind of South Africa's national reconciliation, died yesterday after a long battle with cancer of the bone marrow. He was 68.
Learn about the lives and struggles of Ruth First and Joe Slovo, a husband and wife who fought against apartheid in South Africa. The book by Alan Wieder covers their roles as journalists, communists, scholars, and leaders of the armed resistance movement.
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Jun 8, 2015 · Learn about the life and achievements of Joe Slovo, a prominent anti-apartheid activist and leader of the South African Communist Party and Umkhonto weSizwe. Find out how he fought against racism, exile, and illness, and contributed to the democratic transition in South Africa.
Jan 6, 1995 · Joe Slovo, the Communist intellectual widely credited with being a mastermind of South Africa's national reconciliation, died early today, his spokesman, Stephen Laufer, announced. He was 68.
