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RELEASE OUR LEADERS

ELIAS MOTSOALEDI

Elias Motsoaledi is a leader of our people who has fearlessly fought against oppression all his life. He was born in the district of Phokwane in Middelburg, in the Transvaal, An active member of the ANC and a Trade unionist, he became deeply involved in organising peasants in Sekhukhuniland. He also participated in the mass campaigns of our people [sic: people] which rocked the Apartheid state in the 1940's and 1950's. In 1962 he joined Umkhonto We Sizwe. he was arrested at Rivonia in 1963 and sentenced to life imprisonment. The enemy has failed to break his spirit after 20 years of imprisonment.

His self-sacrifice, devotion and dedication to the struggle for our people's freedom is an inspiration to us all.

WE DEMAND THE RELEASE OF OUR LEADERS AND POLITICAL PRISONERS!!
LONG LIVE THE ANC!
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APN757100

Headline: International Institute of Social History Collection Description: Sticker RELEASE OUR LEADERS ELIAS MOTSOALEDI Elias Motsoaledi is a leader of our people who has fearlessly fought against oppression all his life. He was born in the district of Phokwane in Middelburg, in the Transvaal, An active member of the ANC and a Trade unionist, he became deeply involved in organising peasants in Sekhukhuniland. He also participated in the mass campaigns of our people [sic: people] which rocked the Apartheid state in the 1940's and 1950's. In 1962 he joined Umkhonto We Sizwe. he was arrested at Rivonia in 1963 and sentenced to life imprisonment. The enemy has failed to break his spirit after 20 years of imprisonment. His self-sacrifice, devotion and dedication to the struggle for our people's freedom is an inspiration to us all. WE DEMAND THE RELEASE OF OUR LEADERS AND POLITICAL PRISONERS!! LONG LIVE THE ANC! 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/