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Dennis Brutus
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South African activist and writer (1924–2009)
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It is catalogued under topics including 1924 births, 2009 deaths and 20th-century South African poets.
Its subject is documented across 16 Wikipedia language editions.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1924
- Works
- 23
Top works
- Thoughts abroad
- Airs & tributes
- Poetry & protest
- African literature, 1988
- China poems
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 11
- Total plays
- 27
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Dennis
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- South Africa
- Place of birth
- Harare
- Place of death
- Cape Town
- Occupation
- activist
- Educated at
- University of Fort Hare
- Employer
- University of Denver
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Dennis Brutus (1967).jpg
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- date of death
- 2009-12-26
- date of birth
- 1924-11-28
- place of detention
- Robben Island
- Commons category
- Dennis Brutus
- pseudonym
- John Bruin
- described at URL
- www.sahistory.org.za/people/dennis-brutus
- member of
- World Social Forum
Sources (6)
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Categories
1924 births2009 deaths20th-century South African poetsColouredsDeaths from prostate cancer in South AfricaEnvironmental ethicsInmates of Robben IslandNorthwestern University facultyPeople from HarareRhodesian emigrants to South AfricaSouth African anti-apartheid activistsSouth African expatriates in Southern RhodesiaSouth African expatriates in the United StatesSouth African people of Dutch descentSouth African people of English descentSouth African people of French descentSouth African people of German descentSouth African people of Malay descentSouth African refugeesSouth African TrotskyistsTax resistersUniversity of Denver facultyUniversity of Fort Hare alumniUniversity of Pittsburgh faculty