Walter Sisulu

Walter Max Ulyate Sisulu (18 May 1912 – 5 May 2003) was a South African activist and politician. He fought against apartheid. Sisulu was the Secretary-General of the African National Congress from 1949 to 1954. Over the next 10 years he was put in prison seven times.

Walter Max Ulyate Sisulu
Deputy President of the African National Congress
In office July, 1991 – 1994
Preceded by	Nelson Mandela
Succeeded by	Thabo Mbeki
Secretary-General of the African National Congress
In office 1949–1954
Preceded by	James Arthur Calata
Succeeded by	Oliver Tambo
Personal details
Born	(1912-05-18)18 May 1912 Engcobo, Transkei (now Eastern Cape), South Africa
Died	5 May 2003(2003-05-05) (aged 90)
Political party	African National Congress
Spouse(s)	Albertina Sisulu
Children	Lindiwe Sisulu Max Sisulu Zwelakhe Sisulu

He was one of many people, including Nelson Mandela to be found guilty of treason during trials between 1956 and 1961. He was sent to prison for 6 years because of this. While free on bail, he went into hiding. He was found in 1963 and put on trial again. In 1964, he as sent to prison for the rest of his life. He was released from prison in 1989.

In 1991, he became the Deputy-President of the African National Congress. He held the position from July 1991 to 1994. Sisulu died from Parkinson's disease on 5 May 2003, aged 90.

Other websites

• Anti-apartheid fighter Sisulu dies - BBC News article, dated Tuesday, 6 May 2003
• South Africa mourns Sisulu - BBC News article, dated Tuesday, 6 May 2003
• Nelson Mandela's tribute to Walter Sisulu - BBC News article, dated Tuesday, 6 May 2003
• The African Activist Archive Project website includes the audio of a January 1987 Interview with Walter Sisulu conducted in 1954 by George M. Houser of the American Committee on Africa. The website also includes photographs of Sisulu and demonstrations in the U.S. in support of the defendants in the Rivonia Trial.