POLITICIAN

Robert Sobukwe

1924 - 1978

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Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe OMSG (5 December 1924 – 27 February 1978) was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary and founding member of the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC), serving as the first president of the organization. Sobukwe was regarded as a strong proponent of an Africanist future for South Africa and opposed political collaboration with anyone other than Africans, defining "African" as anyone who lives in and pays allegiance to Africa and who is prepared to subject themselves to African majority rule. In March 1960, Sobukwe organized and launched a non-violent protest campaign against pass laws, for which he was sentenced to three years in prison on grounds of incitement. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Sobukwe has received more than 552,075 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Robert Sobukwe is the 16,579th most popular politician (down from 16,412th in 2019), the 172nd most popular biography from South Africa (up from 214th in 2019) and the 46th most popular South African Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Robert Sobukwe ranks 16,579 out of 19,576Before him are Mir Hazar Khan Khoso, Eliodoro Villazón, Yury Trutnev, John Bell, Krystyna Bochenek, and Murat Zyazikov. After him are Said Mohamed Jaffar, Nouri Abusahmain, Jack Lew, Dominique Baudis, Akejan Kajegeldin, and Albertas Šimėnas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Robert Sobukwe ranks 452Before him are Knut Steen, Yvonne Brill, George Amick, Earl Scruggs, Ralph Miliband, and James Lighthill. After him are Arvo Viitanen, Thomas J. Hudner Jr., Ruhi Sarıalp, Matti Kassila, Hugh Huxley, and Frank Church. Among people deceased in 1978, Robert Sobukwe ranks 244Before him are Tibor Serly, Alexander Wetmore, Theo Helfrich, Miguel Itzigsohn, Alfred Braun, and Toivo Hyytiäinen. After him are Noble Johnson, Pavel Antokolsky, Wendy Barrie, Vivian McGrath, Pedro Bergés, and Paul Scott.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Robert Sobukwe ranks 172 out of 454Before him are Liezel Huber (1976), Lillian Board (1948), David Carstens (1914), Ahmed Kathrada (1929), Dimas (1969), and Jackie Pretorius (1934). After him are Antjie Krog (1952), Richard Borcherds (1959), Francois Botha (1968), Ilana Kloss (1956), George Hunter (1927), and Constand Viljoen (1933).

Among POLITICIANS In South Africa

Among politicians born in South Africa, Robert Sobukwe ranks 46Before him are Tom Naudé (1889), Goodwill Zwelithini (1948), Ruth First (1925), Helen Zille (1951), Grace Mugabe (1965), and Ahmed Kathrada (1929). After him are Zindzi Mandela (1960), Mzilikazi (1790), Baleka Mbete (1949), Govan Mbeki (1910), Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka (1955), and Sol Plaatje (1876).