Walter Max Ulyate Sisulu
Secretary-General of the African National Congress
In office 1949 – 1954
Preceded by	James Arthur Calata
Succeeded by	Oliver Tambo
Deputy President of the African National Congress
In office July, 1991 – 1994
Preceded by	Nelson Mandela
Succeeded by	Thabo Mbeki
Born	May 18, 1912(1912-05-18) Engcobo, Transkei (now Eastern Cape), South Africa
Died	May 5, 2003 (aged 90)
Political party	African National Congress
Spouse	Albertina Sisulu

"SISULA AMONG 17 HELD IN RAID ON HOME"[1]

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He was born in Engcobo in the homeland of Transkei (now part of Eastern Cape Province, South Africa). Ngcobo is a town in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, previously known as Engcobo town. A bantustan or more commonly black african homeland or simply homeland, was territory set aside for black inhabitants of South Africa and South-West The Transkei —which means "the area beyond the Kei River"—is a region situated in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. The Eastern Cape is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Bhisho. Educated in a local missionary school, he left in 1926 to work. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He moved to Johannesburg in 1928 and experienced a wide range of manual jobs. Johannesburg ( Pronounced /jō-hān'ĭs-bûrg'/ is the largest city in South Africa. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He joined the ANC in 1940. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In 1943, together with Nelson Mandela and Oliver Tambo, he joined the ANC Youth League, founded by Anton Lembede, of which he was initially the treasurer. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (xolíɬaɬa mandéːla born 18 July 1918 is a former President of South Africa, the first to be elected in fully representative Oliver Reginald Tambo ( 27 October 1917 - 24 April 1993) was a South African anti- Apartheid politician and a central figure The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL is the youth wing of the African National Congress. In many Governments a treasurer is the person responsible for running the Treasury. He later distanced himself from Lembede after Lembede (died 1947) had ridiculed his parentage (Sisulu was the son of a white foreman). Sisulu was a brilliant political networker and had a prominent planning role in the militant Umkhonto we Sizwe ("Spear of the Nation"). For other uses of Umkhonto see Umkhonto (disambiguation Umkhonto we Sizwe (or MK He was made secretary general of the ANC in 1949, displacing the more passive older leadership, and held that post until 1954. See also General Secretary. A number of International organizations, Communist parties and other bodies use the title Secretary Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar)

As a planner of the Defiance Campaign from 1952, he was arrested that year and given a suspended sentence. The Defiance Campaign against Unjust Laws was presented by the African National Congress (ANC at a conference held in Bloemfontein South Africa in December Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A suspended sentence is a legal construct Unless a minimum punishment is prescribed by law the Court has the power to suspend the passing of sentence (generally In 1953, he travelled to Europe, the USSR, Israel, and China as an ANC representative. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National He was jailed seven times in the next ten years, including five months in 1960, and was held under house arrest in 1962. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. At the Treason Trial (1956 - 1961), he was eventually sentenced to six years, but was released on bail pending his appeal. The Treason Trial was a trial in which 156 people (105 Blacks 21 Indians 23 Whites and 7 Coloureds including Nelson Mandela, were arrested in a raid and accused of treason Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He went underground in 1963 but was caught at Rivonia on July 11. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rivonia is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa in the Sandton area At the conclusion of the Rivonia Trial (1963 - 1964), he was sentenced to life imprisonment on June 12, 1964. The Rivonia Trial was a trial that took place in South Africa between 1963 and 1964, in which ten leaders of the African National Congress Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. With other senior ANC figures, he served the majority of his sentence on Robben Island. Robben Island ( Afrikaans Robbeneiland) is an Island in Table Bay, some seven kilometres off the coast of the Cape Town bay South

In October 1989, he was released after 26 years in prison, and in July 1991 was elected ANC deputy president at the ANC's first national conference after its unbanning the year before. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. He remained in the position until after South Africa's first democratic election in 1994. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar)

In 1992, Walter Sisulu was awarded Isitwalandwe Seaparankoe, the highest honour granted by the ANC, for his contribution to the liberation struggle in South Africa. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) The Isitwalandwe Medal is the highest award given by the African National Congress (ANC

He married Albertina in 1944. Nontsikelelo Albertina Sisulu (born 21 October, 1918) is a black South African anti– Apartheid activist and the widow of fellow activist Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The couple had five children, and adopted four more. Adoption is the act of legally placing a child with a Parent or parents other than those to whom they were born Sisulu's wife and children were also active in the struggle against apartheid.

The government of India awarded him Padma Vibhushan in 1998. The Padma Vibhushan is India 's second highest civilian honour Walter Sisulu was given a "special official funeral" on 17 May 2003. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.

In 2004 he was voted 33rd in the SABC3's Great South Africans. Great South Africans was a South African television series that aired on SABC3 and hosted by Noeleen Maholwana Sangqu and Denis Beckett.

External links

• "Obituary: Walter Sisulu" - BBC News obituary, dated Monday, 5 May, 2003
• "Anti-apartheid fighter Sisulu dies" - BBC News article, dated Tuesday, 6 May, 2003
• "South Africa mourns Sisulu" - BBC News article, dated Tuesday, 6 May, 2003
• "Nelson Mandela's tribute to Walter Sisulu" - BBC News article, dated Tuesday, 6 May, 2003
• An audio interview from September 1954 with Walter Sisulu condcuted by George M. Houser is on the website http://africanactivist.msu.edu/