Ruth First
1925 – 1982
South African

Political figure. A white South African who opposed the apartheid regime, she was murdered.

Contemporaries
Born 1931Desmond Tutu
1893–1958Johannes Strijdom
Born 1944Mongane Serote
1925–1985Alex La Guma
1937–1986Bessie Head
1942–1993Chris Hani
1866–1951Robert Broom
Born 1939Breyten Breytenbach
Born 1927Sydney Brenner
Born 1945Allan Boesak
1946–1977Stephen Biko