Mac Maharaj

Mac Maharaj

Sathyandranath Ragunanan "Mac" Maharaj (born April 22, 1935 in Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa) is a South African politician affiliated to the African National Congress, academic and businessman of Indian origin.

Maharaj was a political activist who worked closely on anti-apartheid activities with Nelson Mandela, with whom he was incarcerated following the Little Rivonia Trial on Robben Island. A member of the South 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 until 1999.

In 2005 he joined the faculty of Bennington College in Vermont, 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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