Name Vusumzi Make Role Civil rights activist | Children Titise Make | |
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Spouse Alma Liziwe Make (m. ?–2006) Similar People Maya Angelou, Paul du Feu, Enistasious Tosh Angelos, Guy Johnson | ||
Vusumzi L. Make (1931 – 15 April 2006) was a South African civil rights activist and lawyer. He and the American poet Maya Angelou met in 1961, lived together in Cairo, Egypt, and parted ways in 1962. He was a professor at the University of Liberia in Monrovia, Liberia from 1968 to 1974.
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Time in the Pan Africanist Congress
When Potlako Leballo, Chairman of the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC), was ousted from his position, Make became a member of a Presidential Council that also included David Sibeko and Ellias Ntloedibe. Several months following his appointment, Make ascended to the role of sole Chairman of the PAC. In January 1981, he resigned from this position to facilitate the leadership transition to John Nyathi Pokela, a recent detainee from Robben Island. Following this transition, Make served as the deputy chairman of the PAC under Pokela's leadership.
Death
Make died on 15 April 2006 in Pretoria. He was survived by his widow Alma Liziwe Make and daughter Titise.