Sabelo phama biography of mahatma gandhi

South African revolutionary

Sabelo Phama [born Sabelo Gqwetha] (31 March – 9 February ) was a political Activist, Military Commander of Azanian People's Liberation Army APLA and Secretary for Defense of the Pan African Congress PAC.

Early life

Sabelo Phama was born in the Eastern Cape, Mthatha, South Africa. He was born in Baziya, a rural area on the outskirts of Mthatha. He was the son of Cyril Thozama Gqwetha and Thembani (Nee Mlambo) greater part of his childhood he spent with his grandparents who were teachers by profession.

Sabelo started his primary education at Baziya Mission School at the age of six in Sabelo was in contact with the PAC underground leaders at the ages of 12 and 13, and was putting pressure on the branch and cell leaders to go to Lesotho for the acquisition of the revolutionary theory.

According to the PAC's task force of the early s, the target date for the great offensive and liberation was emotionally and fanatically looked forwar