Subseries I2 - Being Freedom Fighters: The autobiography of Morena Motaung

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ZA HPRA A3446-I-I2

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Being Freedom Fighters: The autobiography of Morena Motaung

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  • 2022 (Creation)

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1 bound item, 102 pages

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(1976-)

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The copy of the autobiography was donated by Iain Edwards.

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Born in Katlehong, on the East Rand, Morena Motaung became involved with the pre-1994 liberation movements, namely the Congress of South African Students (COSAS), and the African National Congress (ANC). He joined its military wing Umkhonto We Sizwe (MK) and its internal structures the Self Defence Units (SDUs) on the East Rand.

This autobiography relates his own story of the political struggles in the 1980s, and the transitional period that followed after 1994.

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Copyright: Morena Motaung, 2022

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The publication was made possible by the generous support from the Department of Military Veterans (DMV) and the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) of South Africa.

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