Joe Slovo Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Joe Slovo, based on 5 World History Database records associated with South Africa.

5 records1961–19945 events1 places

Chronological biography

1961

Umkhonto We Sizwe1961

Politics / ANC

Founds Umkhonto, "The Spear of the Nation", member of the High Command

1962

TrialNovember 1962

Politics / ANC

Mandela represents himself & has Joe Slovo as a legal adviser

1985

Chief of Staff1985

Politics / ANC · Chief of Staff · Pretoria

Appointed Chief of Staff of the Umkhonto we Sizwe

1986

General1986

Politics / Communist Party · General Secretary

Appointed General Secretary of the South African Communist Party

1994

Minister of Housing1994

Government / Government of South Africa · Minister of Housing

Appointed Minister of Housing

Titles and roles

Chief of Staff · General Secretary · Minister of Housing

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.