Robert Sobukwe

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Robert Sobukwe was a prominent South African anti-apartheid leader, founding president of the Pan Africanist Congress, and a powerful advocate of African nationalism whose activism led to long-term imprisonment and enduring political influence.

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Label Occurrences
Robert Sobukwe canonical 15
Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe 5

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Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf academic ⓘ
anti-apartheid activist ⓘ
human ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ
politician ⓘ
advocated Pan-Africanism ⓘ
rejection of apartheid racial classification ⓘ
self-determination for Africans ⓘ
arrestedFor organizing anti-pass law protests ⓘ
causeOfDeath lung cancer ⓘ
citizenship South Africa ⓘ
convictedOf incitement ⓘ
country South Africa ⓘ
countryOfBirth South Africa ⓘ
countryOfDeath South Africa ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1924-12-05 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1978-02-27 ⓘ
educatedAt Healdtown Institute ⓘ
University of Fort Hare ⓘ
ethnicGroup Xhosa ⓘ
familyName Sobukwe ⓘ
fieldOfStudy African languages ⓘ
political science ⓘ
founderOf Pan Africanist Congress of Azania ⓘ
fullName Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe ⓘ
linked to: Robert Sobukwe
givenName Robert ⓘ
hasEponym Sobukwe Clause ⓘ
imprisonedAt Robben Island ⓘ
influenced South African Black Consciousness movement ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
Xhosa ⓘ
legalRestriction detained under the Sobukwe Clause ⓘ
middleName Mangaliso ⓘ
movement African nationalism ⓘ
anti-apartheid movement ⓘ
notableEvent Sharpeville anti-pass campaign of 1960 ⓘ
notableFor leadership in the Pan Africanist Congress ⓘ
opposition to apartheid pass laws ⓘ
occupation lawyer ⓘ
politician ⓘ
teacher ⓘ
university lecturer ⓘ
parliamentaryActAssociatedWith General Law Amendment Act, 1963 ⓘ
placeOfBirth Graaff-Reinet ⓘ
placeOfDeath Kimberley ⓘ
politicalAlignment Africanist ⓘ
positionHeld founding president of the Pan Africanist Congress ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
roleInEvent leader of PAC anti-pass protests on 21 March 1960 ⓘ
spouse Veronica Sobukwe ⓘ
workedAs lecturer at the University of the Witwatersrand ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Robben Island → notablePrisoner → Robert Sobukwe ⓘ
Constitution Hill → hasPrisoner → Robert Sobukwe ⓘ
Robert Sobukwe → fullName → Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe ⓘ
linked to: Robert Sobukwe
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania → founder → Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe ⓘ
subject linked to: PAC
linked to: Robert Sobukwe
Healdtown Institute → notableAlumnus → Robert Sobukwe ⓘ
Sobukwe Clause → notablyAppliedTo → Robert Sobukwe ⓘ
Sobukwe Clause → namedAfter → Robert Sobukwe ⓘ
Sobukwe Clause → notableVictim → Robert Sobukwe ⓘ
Sobukwe Clause → namedAfter → Robert Sobukwe ⓘ
subject linked to: General Law Amendment Act, 1963
Mangaliso → isMiddleNameOf → Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe ⓘ
linked to: Robert Sobukwe
Mangaliso → notableBearer → Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe ⓘ
linked to: Robert Sobukwe
Robert Sobukwe → fullName → Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe ⓘ
subject linked to: Sobukwe
linked to: Robert Sobukwe
Sobukwe Clause → appliesTo → Robert Sobukwe ⓘ
subject linked to: Sobukwe
Veronica Sobukwe → spouse → Robert Sobukwe ⓘ
subject linked to: Sobukwe
Sobukwe → notableBearer → Robert Sobukwe ⓘ
Veronica Sobukwe → spouse → Robert Sobukwe ⓘ
Veronica Sobukwe → preservedLegacyOf → Robert Sobukwe ⓘ