Colin Legum
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Colin Legum was, along with his wife, Margaret
(1933 - 2007), an anti-apartheid activist and political exile.
In 1934 Colin Legum began working at the Sunday Express in Johannesburg
. Later he became the newspaper's political correspondent. He joined the South African Labour Party and, in1942, he was elected to the Johannesburg City Council.
In 1951 he joined the UK's Sunday Observer. He served as the newspaper's diplomatic editor and its Commonwealth correspondent. In 1960 he married Margaret Jean Roberts. In 1964 Colin and Margaret Legum published South Africa: Crisis for the West, in which they argued for economic sanctions against the South Africa
n government to bring an end to apartheid. In 1968 Colin Legum became editor of the annual Africa Contemporary Record. Legum was the author of over 20 books including Congo Disaster (1960), Pan-Africanism: A Brief History (1962), and Africa: A Handbook of the Continent (1962).
In 1991, the Legums returned to South Africa
from Great Britain
, where they had been in political exile. They continued to work as journalists, authors and academics, and to travel extensively. In 1999 Colin Legum authored and published Africa Since Independence.
Colin Legum died on 8 July 2003, aged 84. He was survived by his wife (who died in 2007), three daughters and grandchildren.
Margaret Legum
Margaret Jean Roberts Legum was a South African/British anti-apartheid activist and social reformer, who specialized in economics....
(1933 - 2007), an anti-apartheid activist and political exile.
In 1934 Colin Legum began working at the Sunday Express in Johannesburg
Johannesburg
Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
. Later he became the newspaper's political correspondent. He joined the South African Labour Party and, in1942, he was elected to the Johannesburg City Council.
In 1951 he joined the UK's Sunday Observer. He served as the newspaper's diplomatic editor and its Commonwealth correspondent. In 1960 he married Margaret Jean Roberts. In 1964 Colin and Margaret Legum published South Africa: Crisis for the West, in which they argued for economic sanctions against the South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n government to bring an end to apartheid. In 1968 Colin Legum became editor of the annual Africa Contemporary Record. Legum was the author of over 20 books including Congo Disaster (1960), Pan-Africanism: A Brief History (1962), and Africa: A Handbook of the Continent (1962).
In 1991, the Legums returned to South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
from Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
, where they had been in political exile. They continued to work as journalists, authors and academics, and to travel extensively. In 1999 Colin Legum authored and published Africa Since Independence.
Colin Legum died on 8 July 2003, aged 84. He was survived by his wife (who died in 2007), three daughters and grandchildren.
External links
- http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/JOUlegum.htm
- http://www.allbookstores.com/author/Colin_Legum.html
- http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article36609.ece