SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Ayanda Denge

1982 - 2019

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Ayanda Denge (1982 – 24 March 2019) was a South African trans woman and sex trafficking survivor. She was an advocate for transgender people, sex trafficking survivors, and for the abolition of prostitution. She was the chairperson of the Sex Workers Education and Advocacy Taskforce (SWEAT). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ayanda Denge has received more than 11,542 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Ayanda Denge is the 776th most popular social activist (down from 657th in 2019), the 358th most popular biography from South Africa and the 15th most popular South African Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Ayanda Denge ranks 776 out of 840Before her are Aleta Baun, Chen Qiushi, Godeliève Mukasarasi, Hande Kader, Execution of Navid Afkari, and Behrouz Boochani. After her are Kayla Mueller, Gigi Ibrahim, Claire Nouvian, Yelena Grigoryeva, Helena Gualinga, and Death of Sahar Khodayari.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Ayanda Denge ranks 926Before her are Hanna Mariën, Mason Ryan, Alexandre Geijo, Javier Paredes, Gévrise Émane, and Karan Singh Grover. After her are Roman Adamov, Victoria Maurette, Ruben Schaken, Beno Udrih, Guo Yan, and Chris Baird. Among people deceased in 2019, Ayanda Denge ranks 631Before her are Polly Higgins, Maximilian Reinelt, Jörg Stübner, Jan Dydak, Quinzinho, and Pua Magasiva. After her are Lam Jones, Paulien van Deutekom, Yelena Grigoryeva, Death of Sahar Khodayari, Sergei Karimov, and Florijana Ismaili.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Ayanda Denge ranks 358 out of 454Before her are David Pocock (1988), Graeme Pollock (1944), Lance Davids (1985), Roland Schoeman (1980), Schalk Burger (1983), and Siboniso Gaxa (1984). After her are Louis Meintjes (1992), Lauren Beukes (1976), Okkert Brits (1973), Ronwen Williams (1992), Roy Wegerle (1964), and Panagiotis Retsos (1998).

Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In South Africa

Among social activists born in South Africa, Ayanda Denge ranks 15Before her are Albertina Sisulu (1918), Bram Fischer (1908), Beyers Naudé (1915), Lillian Ngoyi (1911), Kumi Naidoo (1965), and Hector Pieterson (1963). After her are Ayakha Melithafa (2002), and Nkosi Johnson (1989).