Mlangeni, Andrew, 1925-2020

found: Mathebula, Mandla. The backroom boy, 2017:title page (Andrew Mlangeni) page 4 of cover (While still at school, Andrew Mlangeni joined the Communist Party of South Africa, and also the ANC Youth League. These were the organisations that shaped his values and were to dominate his life. Mlangeni was selected as one of the first-ever six members who received military training in China before the formation of Umkhonto we Sizwe, but was not given a senior position in the post-apartheid democratic government)

found: South African history online WWW site, July 6, 2017Andrew Mokete Mlangeni (Andrew Mokete Mlangeni was born on 6 June 1925 at Prospect township in Soweto. Faced by poverty and financial problems, Andrew was unable to continue with his studies. After 1946 he worked in several industries and factories where he experienced worker exploitation. As a result, when working as a bus driver for Putco he was active in the strike for better working conditions and a living wage. In 1951 he joined the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) and later in 1954 he joined the ANC. During the Congress of the People he was a branch delegate at Kliptown. From 1958 to 1960 he was an ANC stalwart and in 1961 he was among the first to be sent for military training outside the country. On his return in 1963 he was arrested after state witnesses told the court that he was one of the people responsible for recruiting and training an armed force. He was found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment on Robben Island. Mlangeni was however released when negotiations between the ANC and the government began) - http://www.sahistory.org.za/people/andrew-mokete-mlangeni

found: New York Times (online), Andrew Mlangeni, ally of Mandela in anti-apartheid struggle, dies at 95, July 22, 2020, viewed July 22, 2020(last surviving co-defendant convicted with Nelson Mandela in 1964 at the Rivonia Trial; born on a white-owned farm near Bethlehem, about 150 miles of Johannesburg; in later life, said he had been born in a township near Johannesburg, a ruse to thwart police practice of sending 'troublemakers' back to their place of birth; died in Pretoria overnight [July 21-22]; became a lawmaker in 1994 in the newly created multiracial Parliament, retired after a 5-year term; continued to exert influence as head of an ANC committee charged with maintaining the party's integrity)

found: Wikipedia, July 30, 2020(Andrew Mlangeni; also known as Percy okoena Mokete Mokoena, and Rev. Mokete Mokoena; died 21 July 2020; served as a member of parliament for the ANC 1994-1999; served once more in the National Assembly 2009-2014, when he retired)