Mapetla mohapi biography graphic organizers
Mohapi was born in in a rural village called Jozanashoek in the Eastern Cape..
Mapetla Mohapi
Mapetla Mohapi | |
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Born | (1947-09-02)2 September 1947 Sterkspruit |
Died | 5 August 1976(1976-08-05) (aged 28) |
Nationality | South African |
Political party | Black Consciousness Movement |
Spouse | Nohle Mohapi |
Children | Motheba and Konehali |
Mapetla Mohapi was a member of the Black Consciousness Movement, who died in detention during Apartheid in 1976.
Mapetla Mohapi was a leading member of the Black Consciousness Movement, and the first to die in detention in Police produced a 'suicide note'.
Early life and education
Mohapi was born in the rural village of Jozanashoek in Sterkspruit (former Transkei) on 2 September 1947. He obtained a degree in Social Work from the University of the North – Turfloop.
Mohapi met Nobuhle (Nohle) Haya in 1971 and they got married in 1973, with their first child Motheba being born in 1974 and the second, Konehali, in 1975. [1][2]
Politics
Mohapi joined the South African Students' Organisation and the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM) while he was studying at Turfloop.
His first detainment came in October 1974 after SASO lea