Ben Turok
Ben Turok | |
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Chairperson of the Joint Committee on Ethics and Members' Interest | |
| In office 8 February 2011 – 6 May 2014 Serving with Buoang Mashile | |
| Preceded by | Luwellyn Landers |
| Succeeded by | Amos Masondo |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 1994 – 6 May 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Benjamin Turok 26 June 1927 Cape Town, South Africa |
| Citizenship | South Africa |
| Political party | African National Congress |
| Other political affiliations | Congress of Democrats South African Communist Party |
| Spouse | Mary Turok |
| Children | 3, including Neil Turok |
Benjamin Turok (26 June 1927 – 9 December 2019) was a South African
Early life and activism
Turok was born to poor working-class
Turok graduated from the University of Cape Town in 1950. Returning to South Africa in 1953, he joined the South African Congress of Democrats and in 1955 became its secretary for the Cape Western region, acting as a full-time organiser for the Congress of the People.[5] With Billy Nair, he drafted the economics section of the Freedom Charter.[3][1] He was also the African representative on the Cape Provincial Council[5] and served time in police detention,[6] including as a defendant in the 1956 Treason Trial.[1]
Personal life and death
Turok married
He died on the morning of 9 December 2019 at his home in Cape Town. He was 92 years old.[7][8]
References
- ^ a b c "Parliament deeply saddened by the passing of former MP Prof Ben Turok". Parliament of South Africa. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- ^ Shimoni, Gideon (1980). Jews and Zionism: the South African experience (1910-1967). Cape Town: Oxford University Press.
- ^ a b Thamm, Marianne (10 December 2019). "Ben Turok, rebel, revolutionary, thinker, truth-teller — one of the last of The Struggle greats". Daily Maverick. Archived from the original on 26 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ Justice and identity : the 'non-Jewish Jew', cosmopolitanism and anti-apartheid activism in twentieth century South Africa University of Cape Town. 2008
- ^ ISBN 0869755277.
- ^ "Non-vote: MP faces ANC wrath | IOL News". Retrieved 8 January 2018.
- ^ a b ANC veteran Ben Turok has died
- ^ Ben Turok’s commitment to liberation, non-racialism and equality
External links
- 2006 video interview
- Personal website
- Mr Benjamin Turok at People's Assembly
- Ben Turok at South African History Online
- Archives of Ben Turok at the University of London
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