Indres Naidoo, South African Dissident – Vintage Photograph

Indres Naidoo, a former political prisoner who spent ten years on Robben Island for attempted sabotage, poses for a photograph. He was one of the first volunteers for Umkhonto we Sizwe, the armed wing of the African National Congress, and was banned from his own country in early 1977. His book “Island in Chains, by Prisoner 885/63” provides a graphic account of life on Robben Island.Indres Naidoo, a former political prisoner who spent ten years on Robben Island for attempted sabotage, poses for a photograph. He was one of the first volunteers for Umkhonto we Sizwe, the armed wing of the African National Congress, and was banned from his own country in early 1977. His book “Island in Chains, by Prisoner 885/63” provides a graphic account of life on Robben Island.

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Dimensions: 12 x 16.8 cm

IMS SKU: SCAN-IMS-04992678/IMS-A21_NA-Camera-Express_B

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South African Dissidents: INDRES NAIDOO OPS Indres Naidoo, who spent ten years on Robben Island, South Africa’s notorious prison island, for attempted sabotage. After Sharpeville, he was one of the first volunteers for Umkhonto we Sizwe, the armed wing of the African National Congress. He was banned from his own country in early 1977, soon after the Soweto uprising. His graphic account of life on Robben Island, “Island in Chains, by Prisoner 885/63”, was published in 1982. CAMERA PRESS (G/M) LONDON 26040-30 (28) P 1982