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Author:
Ebrahim, Ebrahim, author.
Title:
Beyond fear : reflections of a freedom fighter / Ebrahim Ebrahim.
Publisher:
Jacana Media,
Copyright Date:
2022
Description:
xi, 300 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly colour), portraits ; 24 cm
Subject:
Ebrahim, Ebrahim.
African National Congress--Biography.
African National Congress.
Anti-apartheid activists--South Africa--Biography.
Political prisoners--South Africa--Biography.
Anti-apartheid activists.
Political prisoners.
South Africa.
Biographies.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-288) and index.
Summary:
"Beyond Fear is the testimony of Ebrahim Ebrahim, a revolutionary amongst revolutionaries, whose poignant and inspirational account of his years spent dedicated to bringing down the apartheid state is told in ways we have not heard. As one the of the founding members of Umkhonto we Sizwe, he played a central role in directing the sabotage campaign of the early 1960s. Convicted for this, Ebrahim arrived on Robben Island in 1964, where for over 15 years he played a leadership role in the creation of the 'University of Robben Island', the university of revolutionary ideology. Soon after his release, Ebrahim became the head of the ANC's Political Military Committee in Swaziland, and as such, his life was under constant threat. He was abducted in December 1986 by apartheid agents and taken to South Africa to be tortured at John Vorster Square. He was charged with high treason and sentenced to a further 20 years, which would be his second stint on the Island. Ebrahim was, however, released in February 1991. Beyond Fear also tells the story of his post-1994 life, where he travelled the world doing international conflict resolution work. He later served as South Africa's deputy minister of foreign affairs. His great love story began at the age of 63 when he met his beloved Shannon Ebrahim with whom he had two children, who were, as he says his 'greatest teachers'. Ebrahim Ebrahim passed away on 6 December 2021, having become one of South Africa's most loved heroes."-- Back cover.
ISBN:
1431432326
9781431432325
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1327519902
LCCN:
2022378352
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

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