POLITICIAN

Ahmed Kathrada

1929 - 2017

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Ahmed Mohamed Kathrada OMSG (21 August 1929 – 28 March 2017), sometimes known by the nickname "Kathy", was a South African politician and anti-apartheid activist. Kathrada's involvement in the anti-apartheid activities of the African National Congress (ANC) led him to his long-term imprisonment following the Rivonia Trial, in which he was held at Robben Island and Pollsmoor Prison. Following his release in 1990, he was elected to serve as a member of parliament, representing the ANC. He authored a book, No Bread for Mandela – Memoirs of Ahmed Kathrada, Prisoner No. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ahmed Kathrada has received more than 610,381 page views. Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Ahmed Kathrada is the 16,545th most popular politician (down from 15,423rd in 2019), the 173rd most popular biography from South Africa (down from 160th in 2019) and the 45th most popular South African Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ahmed Kathrada ranks 16,545 out of 19,576. Before her are Kim Eun-sook, Guillermo Fariñas, Ricardo J. Alfaro, Eadberht III Præn, Zera Yacob Amha Selassie, and Denzil Douglas. After her are Man Mohan Adhikari, Augusto Barcía Trelles, Mike Huckabee, Norovyn Altankhuyag, Leonid Potapov, and Patxi López.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Ahmed Kathrada ranks 484. Before her are Gheorghe Fiat, Michel Knuysen, Paolo Ferrari, Basri Dirimlili, Red Amick, and William Fields. After her are Mir Hazar Khan Khoso, Vivien Merchant, Nirmala Deshpande, Rex Hartwig, Antonina Seredina, and Edith M. Flanigen. Among people deceased in 2017, Ahmed Kathrada ranks 506. Before her are Marino Perani, Václav Machek, Henri Emmanuelli, Buchi Emecheta, Michael Novak, and Reinhold Durnthaler. After her are Egon Günther, Valery Bolotov, Mikhail Tolstykh, Kaci Kullmann Five, Lika Kavzharadze, and Jan Szczepański.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Ahmed Kathrada ranks 173 out of 454. Before her are Gordon Hodgson (1904), Paddy Driver (1934), Trevor Blokdyk (1935), Liezel Huber (1976), Lillian Board (1948), and David Carstens (1914). After her are Dimas (1969), Jackie Pretorius (1934), Robert Sobukwe (1924), Antjie Krog (1952), Richard Borcherds (1959), and Francois Botha (1968).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Africa

Among politicians born in South Africa, Ahmed Kathrada ranks 45. Before her are Pik Botha (1932), Tom Naudé (1889), Goodwill Zwelithini (1948), Ruth First (1925), Helen Zille (1951), and Grace Mugabe (1965). After her are Robert Sobukwe (1924), Zindzi Mandela (1960), Mzilikazi (1790), Baleka Mbete (1949), Govan Mbeki (1910), and Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka (1955).

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