Sobukwe, Robert (1924–1977)

South African nationalist leader. Originally a member of the African National Congress (ANC) Youth League, he was dismissed from his teaching post in 1952 because of his participation in the defiance campaign, and in 1959 helped found the Pan-Africanist Congress (PAC), being elected its president. PAC was banned in 1960 and he was imprisoned until 1969.

Sobukwe was educated at Fort Hare College, and became President of the Students' Representative Council in 1949; he later taught at Fort Hare from 1952 to 1959.