People/labour leader

Gaur Radebe

Gaur Radebe (born 1908), labour leader, from South Africa. Linked to gold.

The lucky break

As ANC secretary for mines in the Transvaal in 1941 he was a founder of the African Mineworkers' Union.1

The downfall

Expelled from the Communist Party in 1942 and spent later years in exile in Tanzania and Zambia.1

Legacy

Helped found the African Mineworkers' Union in 1941 and later joined the Pan Africanist Congress.1

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Where next

People

Partner ofJ. B. MarksThe union Radebe helped found elected Marks as its president.1,2

Sources

  1. Gaur Radebe South African History Online
  2. John Beaver JB Marks South African History Online

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