- Mac Maharaj
Sathyandranath Ragunanan "Mac" Maharaj (born
April 22 ,1935 inNewcastle, KwaZulu-Natal ,South Africa ) is a South African politician affiliated to theAfrican National Congress , academic and businessman ofIndia n origin.Maharaj was a political activist who worked closely on anti-apartheid activities with
Nelson Mandela , with whom he was incarcerated following theLittle Rivonia Trial onRobben Island . A member of theSouth African Communist Party , [ [http://www.anc.org.za/people/maharaj.html biography of MAC MAHARAJ ] ] in prison he secretly transcribed Mandela's memoir "Long Walk to Freedom" and smuggled it out of the prison in 1976. [ [http://www.abc.net.au/melbourne/stories/s1787790.htm Mac Maharaj and Zoe Daniel] , 14 November 2006, [http://www.abc.net.au/melbourne ABC Melbourne] , Retrieved on 25 May 2007.]From 1988 to 1990 he commanded
Operation Vula , an underground program of armed resistance.He was democratic South Africa's first Minister of Transport, a post he took on
May 11 ,1994 and kept until1999 .In 2005 he joined the faculty of
Bennington College inVermont , USA.Quotes
*"You don't have to carry a gun to be a freedom fighter."Empowerment Radio with Tunde Obazee KNON 89.3 FM Dallas, Tx - Live Broadcast Oct. 23, 2006]
*"Revenge should not be our motivation."External links
* [http://www.anc.org.za/people/maharaj.html Biography of Mac Maharaj]
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