Elizabeth Komikie Gumede
| Ein sex anaa gender | female  |
|---|---|
| Ein country of citizenship | South Africa |
| Name wey dem give am | Elizabeth |
| Family name | Gumede |
| Ein date of birth | 28 October 1921 |
| Date wey edie | 1 August 2016 |
| Ein occupation | anti-apartheid activist |
| Award e receive | Order of Mendi for Bravery in Bronze |
Elizabeth Komikie Gumede (née Ndlovu, 28 October 1921 – 1 August 2016)[1] be a South African anti-apartheid activist.
Biography
[edit | edit source]Dem born Gumede insyd 1921 insyd Christiana, South Africa.[2]
Gumede be anti-apartheid activist wey work as member plus operative for de Azanian People's Liberation Army (APLA), wey be de underground military wing for de Pan Africanist Congress of Azania. Together plus John Ganya and Nabboth Ntshuntsha, she dey recruit people join de party, send dem go neighbouring countries for military training, plus receive dem back when dem dey infiltrate de country.[3]
Insyd 1978, Gumede plus ein niece Kate Serokolo get arrest, come get five years prison sentence under de Suppression of Communism Act because dem help guerrilla fighters.[4][5] Gumede get transfer go plenty different prisons, including Potchefstroom and Kroonstad (where she meet fellow activists Thandi Modise plus Winnie Mandela), but she dey held often for solitary confinement plus dem torture am. According to de International Defence and Aid Fund for Southern Africa, dem regard her as de female political prisoner from dat time wey suffer de worst torture plus bad treatment. She dey scream from pain inside ein cell for long periods, plus de torture wey dem do her make ein left hand paralysed.[2]
Insyd 1982, Gumede plus Caesarina Kona Makhoere, Thandi Modise, Elizabeth Nhlapo and Kate Serokolo write application give de Minister of Justice, Kobie Coetsee, say make dem declare dem isolation as illegal[6] plus make dem improve demma living conditions.[7] But dem deny dis request.
Insyd 2006, de President of South Africa give Gumede de Order of Mendi for Bravery in Bronze “for bravely contributing to the struggle against apartheid.”[8]
She live insyd Chiawelo, Soweto, Gauteng, till she die for 2016.[1][2] Ein son Daniel Mofokeng become major general for de South African National Defence Force.[6]
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Xolo, Mbulelo Sompetha (5 August 2016). ""Most tortured woman detainee" Gumede dies". Archived from the original on 2025-06-26. Retrieved 2025-02-02 – via Press Reader.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Elizabeth Komikie Gumede". South African History Online. Archived from the original on 2025-02-11. Retrieved 2025-02-02.
- ↑ "Pan Africanist Congress timeline 1959-2011". South African History Online. Archived from the original on 2024-12-13. Retrieved 2025-02-02.
- ↑ Anti-apartheid Movement Womens' Committee Newsletter (in English). Anti-apartheid Movement. 1981. p. 3.
- ↑ Lapchick, Richard Edward; Urdang, Stephanie (1982-07-28). Oppression and Resistance: The Struggle of Women in Southern Africa (in English). Bloomsbury Academic. p. 159. ISBN 978-0-313-22960-2.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Elizabeth Komikie Gumede (1921 - )". The Presidency, Republic of South Africa (in English). Archived from the original on 2024-07-20. Retrieved 2025-02-02.
- ↑ Barrett, Jane (1985). South African Women on the Move (in English). Zed. p. 259. ISBN 978-0-946848-81-2.
- ↑ "National Orders awards 27 September 2006". South African Government. Archived from the original on 2024-12-26. Retrieved 2025-02-02.
- 1921 births
- 2016 deaths
- South African people
- Human
- South African anti-apartheid activists
- South African women activists
- Order of Mendi for Bravery
- Azanian People's Liberation Army personnel
- Prisoners den detainees of South Africa
- People wey komot Lekwa-Teemane Local Municipality
- CS1 English-language sources (en)