David Sibeko
| Ein sex anaa gender | male |
|---|---|
| Ein country of citizenship | South Africa |
| Name wey dem give am | David |
| Family name | Sibeko |
| Ein date of birth | 26 August 1938 |
| Place dem born am | Sophiatown |
| Date wey edie | 12 June 1979 |
| Place wey edie | Dar es Salaam |
| Manner of death | homicide |
| Languages edey speak, rep anaa sign | English |
| Ein occupation | journalist, politician |
| Political party ein member | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania |
David Bambatha Maphangumzana Sibeko (26 August 1938 insyd Johannesburg, South Africa – 12 June 1979 for Dar es Salaam, Tanzania)[1] be South African political activist. People dey call am "Malcolm X of South Africa". He start ein political journey as journalist for Drum, wey be black South African magazine. As he dey work for dat magazine, he turn big figure inside de Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (South Africa).[2] Insyd de 1970s, he lead de United Nations Observer Mission for de Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) wey dey New York City, den through dat role, he make PAC popular especially among African Americans. Insyd 1979, Sibeko try take over leadership from Potlako Leballo, den he get partial success. But he no fit get support from de Second Azanian People's Liberation Army, wey dem recruit from de 1976 student protest generation. As dem get argument for ein flat insyd Oyster Bay insyd Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on 12 June 1979, dem shoot am dead.
Further reading
[edit | edit source]- Leeman, Lieutenant-General Bernard, "The Pan Africanist Congress of Azania", in AFRICA TODAY A Multi-Disciplinary Snapshot of the Continent in 1995, edited by Peter F. Alexander, Ruth Hutchison and Deryck Schreuder, The Humanities Research Centre, The Australian National University Canberra, 1996, pages 172–195 ISBN 0-7315-2491-8.
- Sampson, A. South Africa 1978–1979. Johannesburg: Black and Gold.
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "PAC Leader Assassinated: David Sibeko". VVAW (Vietnam Veterans Against the War. 9 (3). Fall 1979. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ↑ "Six PAC members are sentenced for the killing of PAC leader david Sibeko". South African History Online. 15 June 1981. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
External links
[edit | edit source]- Commons category link from Wikidata
- 1938 births
- 1979 deaths
- Human
- South African people
- 20th-century South African journalists
- South African anti-apartheid activists
- South African politicians dem assassinate
- Deaths by firearm insyd Tanzania
- Pan Africanist Congress of Azania politicians
- Activists wey komot Johannesburg
- People dem murder insyd Tanzania
- South African people dem murder abroad
- African politicians dem assassinate insyd de 1970s
- Politicians dem assassinate insyd 1979