Benjamin Moloise

Biography

Benjamin Moloise, born in 1955, was a South African poet and political activist who was hanged by the South African apartheid government in 1985. He had been accused of murdering a police officer in 1982. He was a supporter of the then-forbidden African National Congress, which claimed Moloise had had nothing to do with the murder.

Birth Date

1955-01-01

Place of Birth

Death Date

1985-10-18

Country of Nationality

South Africa

Sources

"Benjamin Moloise." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 24 September 2024, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Moloise. Accessed 16 November 2024.