Dorothy Nomzansi Nyembe (December 31, 1931 – December 17, 1998) was a South African activist and politician.
Biography[]
Born near Dundee, KwaZulu-Natal, Nyembe was the daughter of Leeya Basolise Nyembe, whose father was Chief Ngedee Shezi.[1] She attended mission schools until Standard 9. She had her only child when she was fifteen.[1] A hawker by trade, she joined the African National Congress in 1952 and soon became an active member.[1] She led women from Natal in the Defiance Campaign of 1956.[1] She was also active in the movement to boycott beer halls.[2] In 1959 she was elected president of the Natal division of the African National Congress Women's League. When the ANC was banned in 1960, she joined Spear of the Nation.[3] In 1963 she led women during the Natal Women's Revolt.[4]
Nyembe spent much of her life under apartheid either under banning orders or in prison,[3] serving terms from 1963 to 1966 and again from 1968 until 1983.[1] Nyembe joined the Natal Organisation of Women (NOW) after her 1984 release.[1] She was again released from detention in 1987.[5] She was elected to the National Assembly in 1994.[4]
During her career she received the Order of Friendship of Peoples, from the Soviet Union, and the Chief Albert Luthuli prize, the latter in 1992.[1]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "Dorothy Nomzansi Nyembe". South African History Online. 2011-02-17. http://www.sahistory.org.za/people/dorothy-nomzansi-nyembe.
- ↑ "Dorothy Nomzansi Nyembe – A Titan of Struggle – African National Congress". http://www.anc.org.za/content/dorothy-nomzansi-nyembe-titan-struggle. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Harmer E. Davis; Pioneered Highway Engineer Training" (in en-US). Los Angeles Times. 1999-01-02. ISSN 0458-3035. http://articles.latimes.com/1999/jan/02/news/mn-59760.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kathleen E. Sheldon (2005). Historical Dictionary of Women in Sub-Saharan Africa. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-5331-7. https://books.google.com/books?id=36BViNOAu3sC.
- ↑ PARKS, MICHAEL (1987-06-13). "S. Africa Frees Hundreds of Political Detainees; Emergency in 2nd Year" (in en-US). Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. http://articles.latimes.com/1987-06-13/news/mn-6883_1_political-detainees.
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