Historical figures in Pietermaritzburg
The atlas holds 4 people and 5 moments here, from 1893 to 1971. The most recorded lives are Nelson Mandela, Mahatma Gandhi and Steve Biko. Among them Jurists, Writers and Political Leaders, across the Cold War and the Space Age.
Notable people
Albert Luthuli
in 1917
1 moment here
Albert John Luthuli was a South African teacher, traditional leader, anti-apartheid activist, and President-General of the African National Congress.…
Mahatma Gandhi
in 1893
1 moment here
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, political ethicist, and leader of mass nonviolent resistance.…
Nelson Mandela
from 1961 to 1962
2 moments here
South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, lawyer and statesman. Mandela helped lead the African National Congress, co-founded its armed wing,…
Steve Biko
in 1971
1 moment here
Bantu Stephen Biko was a South African anti-apartheid activist and a leading theorist and organizer of the Black Consciousness Movement.…
Moments
- 1893 Expelled from train at Pietermaritzburg Mahatma Gandhi
- 1917 Teaching qualification at Edendale Albert Luthuli
- 1961 Organizes All-In African Conference Nelson Mandela
- 1962 Arrested near Howick Nelson Mandela
- 1971 Conference on African community development Steve Biko