Full Name
Themba Harry Gwala[1][2]
Date of Birth
July 30, 1920[1][2]
Place of Birth
New Hanover, Natal Midlands, South Africa[3][6]
Date of Death
June 20, 1995[1][2]
Place of Death
Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa[7]
Education
- Trained as a teacher at Adams College[1]
- Attended a cadre school in Johannesburg where he learnt about trade unionism, liberation theory, Marxist-Leninism and public speaking[6]
Spouses Names
Elda Gwala[7]
Children Names
Lulu Maureen Gwala, Mandla Maxwell Gwala, Linda Gwala, Lindiwe Precious Gwala[7]
Parents Names
Son of a Lutheran lay preacher[3][6]
Affiliated Organizations’ Names
- African National Congress (ANC)[1][2]
- South African Communist Party (SACP)[1][2]
- Rubber and Cable Workers Union in Howick[4]
- uMkhonto we Sizwe, the armed wing of the ANC[4]
- Provincial Member of the Kwa Zulu Natal Legislature[7]
- Chief Whip of the ANC[7]