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Raymond Mhlaba

Anti-apartheid activist and politician from South Africa (1920-2005)

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Lived 1920–2005, aged 85South Africa

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1920–2005
Aged 85

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Updated 2026-06-20

Raymond Mphakamisi Mhlaba OMSG was an anti-apartheid activist, Communist and leader of the African National Congress (ANC) who became the first premier of the Eastern Cape. Mhlaba spent 25 years of his life in prison. Well-known for being sentenced with Nelson Mandela, Govan Mbeki, Walter Sisulu and others in the Rivonia Trial, he was an active member of the ANC and the South African Communist Party (SACP) all his adult life. His kindly manner brought him the nickname "Oom Ray”.