Statecraft & Independence
Distinguished
Ahmed Kathrada
1929 – 2017
Rivonia trialist, twenty-six years imprisoned
Distinguished is level 3 of 4 in the South Africa Hall of Fame: sustained excellence over a career, widely honoured at home. See how the levels work.
Why they are here
A key figure of the ANC underground, sentenced with Mandela at Rivonia and imprisoned alongside him for twenty-six years.
Ahmed Kathrada was a central figure in the ANC's underground movement and was imprisoned with Nelson Mandela on Robben Island, where he completed a degree in history and criminology.
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