Jafta Kgalabi Masemola (December 12, 1931 – April 17, 1990), also known as The Tiger of Azania and Bra Jeff, was a South African anti-apartheid activist, teacher, and founder of the armed wing of the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC). He spent 27 years in South African prison during the apartheid era in South Africa, and was released in October 1989, shortly before the legalization of the PAC and the African National Congress by F. W. de Klerk.He served the longest sentence of any political prisoner in Robben Island prison in South Africa.
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| - Jafta Kgalabi Masemola (December 12, 1931 – April 17, 1990), also known as The Tiger of Azania and Bra Jeff, was a South African anti-apartheid activist, teacher, and founder of the armed wing of the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC). He spent 27 years in South African prison during the apartheid era in South Africa, and was released in October 1989, shortly before the legalization of the PAC and the African National Congress by F. W. de Klerk.He served the longest sentence of any political prisoner in Robben Island prison in South Africa. (en)
- Jafta Kgalabi Masemola (12 de dezembro de 1929 — 17 de abril de 1990), também conhecido como o Tigre de Azânia e Bra Jeff foi um ativista antiapartheid, professor e fundador do braço armado do Congresso Pan-Africano de Azânia. Passou 27 anos na prisão sul-africana durante a era do apartheid na África do Sul e foi solto em outubro de 1990, um pouco antes da legalização do CPA e do CNA feita por F. W. de Klerk. Ele cumpriu a pena mais longa de todos os prisioneiros políticos na prisão da ilha Robben na África do Sul. Masemola morreu em um acidente de carro logo após sua libertação em 1990. (pt)
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| - Jafta Kgalabi Masemola (December 12, 1931 – April 17, 1990), also known as The Tiger of Azania and Bra Jeff, was a South African anti-apartheid activist, teacher, and founder of the armed wing of the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC). He spent 27 years in South African prison during the apartheid era in South Africa, and was released in October 1989, shortly before the legalization of the PAC and the African National Congress by F. W. de Klerk.He served the longest sentence of any political prisoner in Robben Island prison in South Africa. Masemola was a teacher in Atteridgeville township in Pretoria in the 1950s. Together with Robert Sobukwe, Masemola co-founded PAC in 1959 in Soweto. Subsequently, he worked for PAC's youth organization in Atteridgeville and then headed PAC's military wing, Poqo. In 1962 Masemola was arrested and convicted on the charge of smuggling individuals out of the country for military training and blowing up power lines. He was imprisoned at Robben Island. He was released from the prison on the 15 October 1989 together with ANC members Ahmed Kathrada, Raymond Mhlaba, Wilton Mkwayi, Andrew Mlangeni, Oscar Mpetha, Elias Motsoaledi and Walter Sisulu. Masemola was killed in a car accident shortly after his release in 1990. (en)
- Jafta Kgalabi Masemola (12 de dezembro de 1929 — 17 de abril de 1990), também conhecido como o Tigre de Azânia e Bra Jeff foi um ativista antiapartheid, professor e fundador do braço armado do Congresso Pan-Africano de Azânia. Passou 27 anos na prisão sul-africana durante a era do apartheid na África do Sul e foi solto em outubro de 1990, um pouco antes da legalização do CPA e do CNA feita por F. W. de Klerk. Ele cumpriu a pena mais longa de todos os prisioneiros políticos na prisão da ilha Robben na África do Sul. Masemola era professor na township de Atteridgeville em Pretória na década de 1950. Junto com , Masemola cofundou o CPA em 1959 em Soweto. Na sequência, trabalhou para a juventude do partido Atteridgeville e depois liderou a ala militar do CPA, Poqo. Em 1962, Masemola foi preso e condenado por contrabandear indivíduos para fora do país para treinamento militar e explodir linhas de força. Ele ficou preso na ilha Robben. Foi solto da prisão em 15 de outubro de 1989 junto com os membros do CNA , , , , , e Walter Sisulu. Masemola morreu em um acidente de carro logo após sua libertação em 1990. (pt)
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