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Comrade & Commander - The Life And Times Of Joe Modise (Paperback) Loot Price: R279
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Comrade & Commander - The Life And Times Of Joe Modise (Paperback): Ronnie Kasrils, Fidelis Hove

Comrade & Commander - The Life And Times Of Joe Modise (Paperback)

Ronnie Kasrils, Fidelis Hove

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Joe Modise (1929-2001), a Sophiatown bus driver-turned freedom fighter, was a humble man who tended to avoid the limelight. A protege of the Mandela leadership in the 1950s mass struggle, he was one of the youngest among that decade’s Treason Trial, and was a senior commander of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) from its inception, facing danger and privation most of his adult life. Modise served with acclaim as democratic South Africa’s first Minister of Defence and won the loyalty of his former enemy when many thought the country could be plunged into civil war or held to ransom by old-order apartheid generals. The fact that Nelson Mandela and Oliver Tambo selected him for key positions over five decades of exacting struggle testifies to their sustained confidence in him. This fact alone belies the impression some might have that he was an amoral warlord. As a government minister, he led a modest lifestyle and did not die a wealthy man.

This book interlinks frank and engaging interviews with family and friends, comrades­ in-arms and former adversaries. Those who knew him reveal a warm human being and provide endearing insights into who Modise really was.

As a soldier, statesman and leader, he has left behind an astonishing legacy that deserves to be widely known.

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Imprint: Jacana Media
Release date: September 2024
Editors: Ronnie Kasrils • Fidelis Hove
Dimensions: 234 x 154 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 978-1-4314-3451-0
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Historical, political & military
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
Books > Biography > Historical, political & military
Books > Local Author Showcase > Politics
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LSN: 1-4314-3451-5
Barcode: 9781431434510

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