Johannesburg in World War II

The atlas holds 3 people and 6 moments here, from 1941 to 1945. The most recorded lives are Nelson Mandela, Desmond Tutu and Sydney Brenner.

Notable people

1. Desmond Tutu

   in 1945

   1 moment here

   South African Anglican bishop, theologian, anti-apartheid activist, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Archbishop of Cape Town, and chair of South Africa’s…

2. Nelson Mandela

   from 1941 to 1944

   4 moments here

   South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, lawyer and statesman. Mandela helped lead the African National Congress, co-founded its armed wing,…

3. Sydney Brenner

   in 1942

   1 moment here

   South African-born molecular biologist whose career moved from Johannesburg and Oxford to Cambridge, California, Singapore and other scientific…

Moments

1. 1941 Lives in Alexandra Nelson Mandela
2. 1941 Arrives in Johannesburg Nelson Mandela
3. 1942 Enrolment at the University of the Witwatersrand Sydney Brenner
4. 1943 Studies law at Wits Nelson Mandela
5. 1944 Helps found the ANC Youth League Nelson Mandela
6. 1945 Johannesburg Bantu High School Desmond Tutu

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