Allan Boesak
Allan Aubrey Boesak (born 23 February 1946) is a South African Dutch Reformed Church cleric, politician and anti-apartheid activist. He was sentenced to prison for fraud in 1999 but was subsequently granted an official pardon and reinstated as a cleric in late 2004.
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Allan Boesak (1986) | |
| Title | Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award laureate |
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| Born | 23 February 1946 Kakamas, Northern Cape |
| Religion | Christian |
| Nationality | South African |
| Spouse | Elna Botha |
| Denomination | Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk |
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| Period in office | -1990 |
| Post | Desmond Tutu Chairman for Peace, Global Justice, and Reconciliation Studies |
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Along with Beyers Naudé and Winnie Mandela, Boesak won the 1985 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award given annually by the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights to an individual or group whose courageous activism is at the heart of the human rights movement and in the spirit of Robert F. Kennedy's vision and legacy.
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