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Political activist
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Male
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Birth:
1 January 1901(Ermelo, Msukaligwa Local Municipality, Gert Sibande District Municipality, Mpumalanga)
Death:
13 March 1987(Manzini, Manzini District, Swaziland)
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Biography
Richard "Gert" Sibande (born 1907 near Ermelo, Mpumalanga, died 1987) was a South African political activist. He was one of the ANC co-accused to stand trial in the treason trial of 1956-61 alongside Nelson Mandela and 154 others.
Sibande played a critical role in the Potato Boycott of 1959.
The Gert Sibande district in Mpumalanga province of South Africa is named after him. He was born in the district and spent a large part of his life there.