Harold Strachan
Robert Harold Lundie "Jock" Strachan (1 December 1925 – 7 February 2020) was a South African writer and anti-apartheid activist. He flew for the South African Air Force during World War II. He became Umkhonto we Sizwe's first explosives expert. He put in jail for sabotage, and after his release he served another sentence for telling a journalist about poor prison conditions.
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 A still from an interview with Strachan in 2010 | |
| Born | Robert Harold Lundie Strachan[1] 1 December 1925 |
| Died | 7 February 2020 (aged 94) |
| Nationality | South African |
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| Criminal charge(s) | Sabotage |
| Criminal penalty | 3 years prison |
| Criminal status | Released |
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| Allegiance | South Africa |
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| Rank | Lieutenant (SAAF) |
He wrote two semi-autobiographical books, and completed the Comrades Marathon twice, winning a medal once.
Strachan died from liver disease-related problems on 7 February 2020 at the age of 94.[2]
Harold Strachan Media
A Harvard of the SAAF
Govan Mbeki under arrest in 1963
Drakensberg mountains, South Africa
References
- ↑ Molver (2010), p. 18.
- ↑ Harold Strachan obituary
Other websites
- Newspapers: Courage in South Africa TIME 23 July 1965 Archived 24 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- London Review of Books
- Video interview