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Ahmed Mohamed Kathrada (born 21 August 1929,〔Kathrada 2004, p. 373〕 sometimes known by the nickname "Kathy") is a South African politician and former political prisoner and anti-apartheid activist. Kathrada's involvement in the anti-apartheid activities of the African National Congress (ANC) led him to his long-term imprisonment following the Rivonia Trial, in which he was held at Robben Island and Pollsmoor Prison. Following his release in 1990, he was elected to serve as a member of parliament, representing the ANC. ==Early life== Kathrada was born in the small country town of Schweizer-Reneke in the Western Transvaal,〔 the fourth of sixth children in a Gujarati-family of South African Indian Muslim immigrant parents from Surat.〔http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=34455〕 Due to the policies of the time, he could not be admitted to any of the "European" or "African" schools in the area and thus he had to move to Johannesburg to be educated. Once in Johannesburg, he was influenced by leaders of the Transvaal Indian Congress such as Dr. Yusuf Dadoo, IC Meer, Moulvi and Yusuf Cachalia, and JN Singh.〔 Consequently, he became a political activist at the early age of 12 when he joined the Young Communist League of South Africa. He took part in various activities such as handing out leaflets and performing volunteer work in the individual passive resistance against the Pegging Act in 1941. During World War II, he was involved in the anti-war campaign of the Non-European United Front. He obtained his matric at Johannesburg Indian High. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ahmed Kathrada」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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