Gert Sibande

Richard "Gert" Sibande (born 1907 near Ermelo, Mpumalanga, died 1987) was a South African political activist. He was one of the ANC co-accused to stand trial in the treason trial of 1956-61 alongside Nelson Mandela and 154 others.[1]

Sibande played a critical role in the Potato Boycott of 1959.[2]

The Gert Sibande district in Mpumalanga province of South Africa is named after him. He was born in the district and spent a large part of his life there.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.sahistory.org.za/pages/people/bios/sibande,g.htm
  2. ↑ http://www.polity.org.za/article/anc-zuma-address-delivered-at-the-gert-sibande-memorial-lecture-23092008-2008-09-23
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