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Lion of Chiawelo

Petrus Linda Jabane

Born on the 6th of January, 1957, Petrus came from a family of 9 - a typical working class family in White City, Jabavu. He was a brilliant football player, and he regularly attended church at the Jabavu Methodist Church. He left the country in 1977. On the 21st of November, 1980, the fascist police besieged the Chiawelo house in which Petrus was. Although outnumbered, he refused to surrender; he 'fought like a lion' till his last bullet, killing and injuring many policeman [sic policemen]. He fell in BATTLE, a brave soldier of the People's Army Umkhonto we Sizwe!

Pick up his spear
Image Number: APN757097

APN757097

Headline: International Institute of Social History Collection Description: Sticker Lion of Chiawelo Petrus Linda Jabane Born on the 6th of January, 1957, Petrus came from a family of 9 - a typical working class family in White City, Jabavu. He was a brilliant football player, and he regularly attended church at the Jabavu Methodist Church. He left the country in 1977. On the 21st of November, 1980, the fascist police besieged the Chiawelo house in which Petrus was. Although outnumbered, he refused to surrender; he 'fought like a lion' till his last bullet, killing and injuring many policeman [sic policemen]. He fell in BATTLE, a brave soldier of the People's Army Umkhonto we Sizwe! Pick up his spear Country: South Africa Creator: ANC Archives Credit Notice: IISH / NiZA / ANC Archives / african.pictures Keywords: Rights usage terms: At the time of the collection of the ANC Archive, the African National Congress was a liberation movement. The nature of the archive, then, reflects this reality. To safeguard those involved in gathering the information and records that could further the objectives of the organisation, it was imperative that those gathering such information should remain anonymous. As a result, the creators of material held in the ANC Archives is often unknown and thus, unless otherwise stated, this asset is considered an orphan work and is made available to license on the basis that it is in the public good to enable the material to be used to tell the story of the ANC and of the liberation struggle in South Africa and around the world. Wherever possible we would like to identify rights holders ensuring that they are correctly credited and that there is an agreement in place to enable us to license on their behalf. If you have any information that can contribute to identifying or locating the rights-holder(s) please notify african.pictures. Unless otherwise stated the default rights statement on material in the ANC Archive is "Unknown Rightsholder" and the associated rights statement can be found here: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-RUU/1.0/