
South African anti-apartheid activist (1946–1977)
1946 — 1977
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Profession
South African anti-apartheid activist (1946–1977)
Born
December 18, 1946
Died
1977 (age ~31)
Name Origin
English
Timeline
writer, politician, civil rights advocate
1946
Born in Tarkastad (1946-12-18)
1977
Died in Pretoria
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Bantu Stephen Biko OMSG was a South African anti-apartheid activist. Ideologically an African nationalist and African socialist, he was at the forefront of a grassroots anti-apartheid campaign known as the Black Consciousness Movement during the late 1960s and 1970s. His ideas were articulated in a series of articles published under the pseudonym Frank Talk.
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Bantu Stephen Biko OMSG was a South African anti-apartheid activist. Ideologically an African nationalist and African socialist, he was at the forefront of a grassroots anti-apartheid campaign known as the Black Consciousness Movement during the late 1960s and 1970s. His ideas were articulated in a
The name Stephen means "The first Christian martyr.. Etymology: *stegʷʰ- From Stephanus, from Στέφανος, from crown, wreath, from to put round, to surround. From to enlace + pos=suffix forming an adjective or noun from pos=suffix forming a verbal adjective from a verb stem.". It is of English origin.
Stephen Biko was born on December 18, 1946.
Stephen Biko died in 1977, at approximately 31 years of age.
Name Meaning
The first Christian martyr.. Etymology: *stegʷʰ- From Stephanus, from Στέφανος, from crown, wreath, from to put round, to surround. From to enlace + pos=suffix forming an adjective or noun from pos=suffix forming a verbal adjective from a verb stem.
The name Stephen is of English origin, meaning "The first Christian martyr.. Etymology: *stegʷʰ- From Stephanus, from Στέφανος, from crown, wreath, from to put round, to surround. From to enlace + pos=suffix forming an adjective or noun from pos=suffix forming a verbal adjective from a verb stem.". It is traditionally a male name.
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Stephen — December 18, 1946
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Sagittarius
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Fire · Yang
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9 Oc
Dog — loyalty, guidance, faith
Celtic Tree
Elder
Free spirit, philosophical, wild
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