Walter Sisulu
| Walter Sisulu | |
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| Deputy President of the African National Congress | |
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In office July, 1991 – 1994 |
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| Preceded by | Nelson Mandela |
| Succeeded by | Thabo Mbeki |
| Secretary-General of the African National Congress | |
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In office 1949–1954 |
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| Preceded by | James Arthur Calata |
| Succeeded by | Oliver Tambo |
| Personal details | |
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Walter Max Ulyate Sisulu 18 May 1912 Ngcobo, Transkei (now Eastern Cape), South Africa |
| Died | 5 May 2003 (aged 90) |
| Political party | African National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Albertina Sisulu |
| Children | |
Walter Max Ulyate Sisulu (18 May 1912 – 5 May 2003) was a South African anti-apartheid activist and member of the African National Congress (ANC), serving at times as Secretary-General and Deputy President of the organization. He was jailed at Robben Island, where he served more than 25 years' imprisonment.
Sisulu was born in Ngcobo in the Union of South Africa. His mother, Alice Mase Sisulu, was a Xhosa domestic worker and his father, Albert Victor Dickenson, was white. Dickenson worked in the Railway Department of the Cape Colony from 1903 to 1909 and was transferred to the Office of the Chief Magistrate in Umtata in 1910. His mother was related to Evelyn Mase, Nelson Mandela's first wife. Dickenson did not play a part in his son's upbringing, and the boy and his sister, Rosabella, were raised by his mother's family, who were descended from the Thembu clan.
Educated in a local missionary school, he left in 1926 to find work. He moved to Johannesburg in 1928 and did a wide range of manual jobs.
He founded Sitha Investments in 1939. It was situated at Barclay Arcade between West Street and Commissioner Street in the business district of Johannesburg. Its objective is to help blacks and Indians to buy houses in Apartheid South Africa. During its operations, Sitha was the only black-owned estate agency in South Africa.
He married Albertina in 1944; Nelson Mandela was his best man at their wedding. The couple had five children, and adopted four more. Sisulu's wife and children were also active in the struggle against apartheid.
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