Strini Moodley
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Strinivasa Rajoo "Strini" Moodley (29 October 1946 – 27 April 2006[1]) was a founding member of the Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa with Steve Biko and Aubrey Mokoape, among others. In 1976, he was convicted of terrorism in a trial involving members of the South African Students' Organisation and the Black People's Convention, and imprisoned on Robben Island.[2][3][4]
He became deputy news editor at the Natal Witness. Upon release from Robben island in 1982, Strini delivered a paper on The State of the Oppressed at the Black Consciousness Movement organized Forum in Hammanskraal. He was then Publicity Secretary of the Azanian People's Organisation.[2][3]
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[edit]- ^ "Moodley, Strinivasa (Strini) - South African political activist". 12 September 2004. Archived from the original on 12 September 2004. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Strinivasa "Strini" Moodley | South African History Online". 25 October 2013. Archived from the original on 25 October 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Black consciousness co-founder dies : Mail & Guardian Online". 11 March 2007. Archived from the original on 11 March 2007. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ "SABCnews.com - south_africa/general". 24 May 2006. Archived from the original on 24 May 2006. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- "Tribute: Strini Moodley's Legacy" Economic and Political Weekly, 3 June 2006. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
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