Walter max ulyate sisulu biography

As was not unusual for his generation in South Africa, he was uncertain of his birthday, but celebrated it on 18 May. Dickinson did not play a part in his son's upbringing: Sisulu reportedly met him only once, in the s, before he died in the s. He was close with his uncle, Dyantyi Hlakula, who was passionate about Xhosa culture and who oversaw his initiation.

In his mid-teens, Sisulu left school — an Anglican mission school — to find work. He founded Sitha Investments in Its objective was to help black and Indian people buy houses. During its operations, Sitha was the only black-owned real estate agency in South Africa. Sisulu later said, ''I had no hesitation, the moment I met him, that this is the man I need" — the man, that is, "for leading the African people".

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He later distanced himself from Lembede after Lembede, who died in , had ridiculed his parentage. The Youth League's drive for a more militant posture was given further fuel in , when the National Party NP won national elections on a platform of legislating apartheid. Sisulu was on the planning council for the campaign and was arrested for his participation.