Statecraft & Independence
Distinguished
Joe Slovo
1926 – 1995
Leader of the SACP and of Umkhonto we Sizwe
Distinguished is level 3 of 4 in the South Africa Hall of Fame: sustained excellence over a career, widely honoured at home. See how the levels work.
Why they are here
A leader of the Communist Party and of the ANC's armed wing, and later the housing minister of the country he had spent his life fighting.
Joe Slovo was a prominent leader in the South African Communist Party and in Umkhonto we Sizwe, the ANC's armed wing.
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