Flag Boshielo
Flag Marutle Boshielo (born 1920; disappeared 20 August 1970) was a South African anti-apartheid activist, trade unionist, and communist. He went into exile with the African National Congress (ANC) after the party was banned in 1960 and served as political commissar of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) from 1969 until his disappearance in 1970. He went missing in August 1970 during an unsuccessful MK operation after his contingent was ambushed. He is presumed to have died in 1970 or soon afterwards.
Flag Boshielo OLG | |
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| Born | Flag Marutle Boshielo 1920 Phokoane, Sekhukhuneland Transvaal, Union of South Africa |
| Disappeared | 20 August 1970 Caprivi Strip, South West Africa |
| Status | Presumed dead |
| Political party | African National Congress |
| Other political affiliations | South African Communist Party |
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