Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe Flashcards
1
Q
Why did Sobukwe lose his first teaching job?
A
- because he refused to teach the official apartheid history
2
Q
What was Sobukwe instrumental in?
A
- the formation of the Pan Africanist Congress in 1959
3
Q
What was the Pan Africanist Congress?
A
- a breakaway group from the ANC
- seeking the establishment and maintenance of an ‘Africanist socialist democracy’
4
Q
What happened to Sobukwe after the Sharpville Massacre in 1960?
A
- he was tried for his role in the anti-pass campaign
- sentenced to 3 years in prison
5
Q
What happened to Sobukwe after he served his 3 year sentence?
A
- he was further detained by a special Act of Parliament
- and transferred to Robben Island
