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Walter Max Ulyate Sisulu Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Walter Max Ulyate Sisulu, based on 15 World History Database records associated with South Africa.

15 records1912–196413 events4 places

Chronological biography

1912

Birth of Walter Max Ulyate Sisulu1912

Politics / ANC · Engcobo

Birth of Walter Max Ulyate Sisulu

1940

ANC1940

Politics / ANC · Member of ANC

Appointed Member of ANC

1943

ANC1943

Politics / ANC · Member of ANC

Helps fond the activist ANC Youth League

ANC1943

Politics / ANC · Treasurer-ANC Youth League

Appointed Treasurer of the ANC Youth League

1949

Secretary1949

Politics / ANC · Secretary General ANC

Appointed Secretary General of the ANC

1958

Congress Leadership Prosecution1958

Politics / ANC · ANC Secretary-General · Pretoria

Faces high treason charges arising from Congress Alliance activities.

Treason Trial Pretoria Phase1958

Politics / ANC · ANC Secretary-General · Pretoria

Appears during the Pretoria phase of the Treason Trial.

1960

Orlando Protest26 March 1960

Politics / ANC · ANC Secretary-General · Orlando

Joins Mandela and Nokwe in publicly rejecting pass controls.

Pass Burning26 March 1960

Politics / ANC · ANC Secretary-General · Orlando

Burns his pass during the coordinated ANC protest.

ANC ReorganisationSeptember 1960

Politics / ANC · ANC Secretary-General · South Africa

Supports clandestine political structures under intensified repression.

Underground OrganisationSeptember 1960

Politics / ANC · ANC Secretary-General · South Africa

Helps maintain ANC organisation after the April banning.

1961

Congress Defendant Acquitted29 March 1961

Politics / ANC · ANC Secretary-General · Pretoria

Leaves court without conviction on the treason charges.

Treason Trial Acquittal29 March 1961

Politics / ANC · ANC Secretary-General · Pretoria

Is acquitted at the conclusion of the Treason Trial.

1964

Rivonia Life Sentence12 June 1964

Politics / ANC · Rivonia Trial Defendant · Pretoria

Receives life imprisonment following the Rivonia verdict.

Sabotage Conviction12 June 1964

Politics / ANC · Rivonia Trial Defendant · Pretoria

Is sentenced with Mandela and other accused leaders.

Titles and roles

ANC Secretary-General · Member of ANC · Rivonia Trial Defendant · Secretary General ANC · Treasurer-ANC Youth League

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.