Ahmed Kathrada, Anti-apartheid Activist In South Africa, Dies At 87

SEWELL CHAN, New York Times: Obituaries
Tue, 03/28/2017 - 5:19am

He spent 26 years in prison, many alongside his close friend Nelson Mandela, for resisting white minority rule.

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Ahmed Kathrada, Anti-apartheid Activist In South Africa, Dies At 87

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