Dulcie September

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Memorial plaque for Dulcie September in Paris

Dulcie Evonne September (born August 20, 1935 in Athlone , Cape Province , † March 29, 1988 in Paris ) was a South African politician of the African National Congress (ANC). She was assassinated .

Life

September grew up in Athlone, today a district of Cape Town , and passed the diploma examination as a teacher in 1955. She taught at schools in Cape Town and was a member of several opposition associations, including the Unity Movement of South Africa (UMSA). She was banned for five years in 1969 and in 1973 was accepted to teach at a British college. She left South Africa in the same year and joined the anti- apartheid movement in the United Kingdom . She became the representative of the ANC for France, Switzerland and Luxembourg. During the opening of the ANC office in Paris, she was murdered in front of the office between 9:45 and 10 a.m. She was hit in the head by five rounds from a 22-caliber silencer rifle. The identity of the assassin is not yet known; Suspects include several South Africans who worked in government agencies.

Before the attack, September had researched the arms trade between France and South Africa, which was believed to be trading in nuclear materials. She knew she was threatened but did not want to seek personal protection.

September was buried in the Paris cemetery Père Lachaise .

Honors

Dulcie September was included in the Daughters of Africa anthology published in 1992 by Margaret Busby in London and New York.

Jean Michel Jarre composed the title September for his album Revolutions , which he dedicated to her. The song is sung by a Malian choir and was performed at the Destination Docklands concert in London's Docklands in 1988 . In Arcueil , where September lived from 1986 until her death, a school is named after Dulcie September.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b City host mayor of Arcueil on the website of the Government of the Western Cape , accessed on December 26, 2012
  2. ↑ a b c Dossier on the September murder at withmaliceandforethought.com (English, PDF file; 321 kB), accessed on December 26, 2012
  3. ↑ On the twisted trail of Dulcie's death. In: Mail & Guardian, January 9, 1998, accessed December 26, 2012
  4. ↑ Information at imdb.com , accessed on December 26, 2012
personal data
SURNAME September, Dulcie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES September, Dulcie Evonne (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South African politician (ANC)
DATE OF BIRTH August 20, 1935
PLACE OF BIRTH Athlone , Cape Province
DATE OF DEATH March 29, 1988
Place of death Paris