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Seth Mazibuko

Seth Mazibuko

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Seth Mazibuko was born in Orlando, Soweto on 15 June 1960 and was the youngest member of the South African Students' Organisation that planned and led the Soweto uprising. He was arrested in July 1976 at age sixteen. Mazibuko was held in solitary confinement for 18 months in Number Four at the Fort Prison in Braamfontein before being charged, tried, and sent to Robben Island for seven years where he studied English and obtained his B. Ed. degree.[1][2][3]

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    S’thembile Cele (11 June 2016). "What has changed since 1976? | City Press". City-press.news24.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
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    Interview By Pearl Boshomane. "On the frontline with a student leader on June 16 1976". Times LIVE. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  3. [3]
    "Key People in the June 16 Soweto Youth Uprising | South African History Online". Sahistory.org.za. 16 June 1976. Retrieved 25 May 2017.


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