Ben Langa
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Benjamin Johnson Langa was a South African activist and brother of Pius Langa, Bheki Langa and Mandla Langa. Ben was assassinated in 1984 as part of the apartheid regime's destabilisation of the ANC; an Mkhonto WeSizwe commander who was also an apartheid agent instructed two operatives to kill Langa, saying that he had betrayed the movement[1]. The operatives were later hanged for murder by the apartheid regime.
Life and Work
Ben Langa's parents lived in Stanger near Durban and later KwaMashu in Durban. They prioritised the education of their seven children, most of whom became politically active. Ben was elected General Secretary of SASO in 1973 while a student at the University of Fort Hare. He abandoned his studies due to police pressure and became a community activist. He resided in Pietermaritzburg at the time of his death. Category:South Africa Category:Biography
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