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Person    | Female  Born 4/5/1925  Died 17/8/1982

Ruth First

Ruth First

South African freedom fighter. Born Johannesburg. Married Slovo in 1949; the writer Gillian Slovo is their daughter. Killed by a parcel bomb addressed to her in Mozambique where she was living in exile. 

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Ruth First

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First & Slovo

Unveiled by Mandela.

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Sir Jocelyn Stevens

Sir Jocelyn Stevens

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Baron Paul Julius Reuter

Baron Paul Julius Reuter

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Henry White

Henry White

Edited the Sunday Times, from the first edition in 1822.

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1 memorial