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'''Kholvad House''', also known as '''Flat 13''', is a [[Johannesburg]], [[South Africa]] building and landmark known for its role in the South African struggle for civil rights.<ref name=news24>{{cite web|url=https://www.news24.com/Archives/Witness/13-Lucky-number-for-SA-20150430 |title=13: Lucky number for SA |website=news24.com |date=2009-08-22 |accessdate=2018-07-11}}</ref> It was the home of [[Robben Island]] prisoner [[Ahmed Kathrada]] for more than 16 years, including 1952 when he planned the [[Defiance Campaign]], and [[Nelson Mandela]] used the home to see clients in 1960 when his law firm was shut down.<ref name=news24/> |
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The history of Kholvad House records [[Yusuf Dadoo|Dr. Yusuf Dadoo]] as one of the early Chairpersons of the Board of Trustees, and the [[Communist Party]] leader [[Rusty Bernstein]] as the building’s architect. This combination may not have been planned, but may unconsciously have presaged a place for Flat 13 as part of the history of the struggle. In any comprehensive history of the struggle for democracy, Flat 13, Kholvad House is sure to earn its rightful place.<ref>http://www.kholvad.org.za/kholvad-house-flat-13/</ref> |
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The home was built in 1942 by a group of Indians who from the peasant community of [[Kholvad]]. The home and others in the flats were built to raise funds to educate poor children in Kholvad and in South Africa.<ref name=news24/> [[Yusuf Dadoo|Dr. Yusuf Dadoo]] was one of the early Chairpersons of the Board of Trustees, and the [[Communist Party]] leader [[Rusty Bernstein]] was the building’s architect.<ref>http://www.kholvad.org.za/kholvad-house-flat-13/</ref> |
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{{Quote| At [[University of the Witwatersrand|Wits]] I met and became friends with [[Ismail Meer]], J. N. Singh, Ahmed Bhoola and Ramlal Bhoolia. The centre of this tight-knit community was Ismail’s apartment, Flat 13, Kholvad House. . . . . . There we studied, talked. . . . . . and it became a kind of headquarters for young freedom fighters . I sometimes slept here. . . . . . . . . . (Page 105, [[Long Walk to Freedom]])}} |
{{Quote| At [[University of the Witwatersrand|Wits]] I met and became friends with [[Ismail Meer]], J. N. Singh, Ahmed Bhoola and Ramlal Bhoolia. The centre of this tight-knit community was Ismail’s apartment, Flat 13, Kholvad House. . . . . . There we studied, talked. . . . . . and it became a kind of headquarters for young freedom fighters . I sometimes slept here. . . . . . . . . . (Page 105, [[Long Walk to Freedom]])}} |
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| Kholvad House | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Apartment Building |
| Location | 27 Market Street, Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Rusty Bernstein |
| Website | |
| http://www.kholvad.org.za | |
Kholvad House, also known as Flat 13, is a Johannesburg, South Africa building and landmark known for its role in the South African struggle for civil rights.[1] It was the home of Robben Island prisoner Ahmed Kathrada for more than 16 years, including 1952 when he planned the Defiance Campaign, and Nelson Mandela used the home to see clients in 1960 when his law firm was shut down.[1]
History
The home was built in 1942 by a group of Indians who from the peasant community of Kholvad. The home and others in the flats were built to raise funds to educate poor children in Kholvad and in South Africa.[1] Dr. Yusuf Dadoo was one of the early Chairpersons of the Board of Trustees, and the Communist Party leader Rusty Bernstein was the building’s architect.[2]
In his book “Long Walk to Freedom’, Nelson Mandela writes:
At Wits I met and became friends with Ismail Meer, J. N. Singh, Ahmed Bhoola and Ramlal Bhoolia. The centre of this tight-knit community was Ismail’s apartment, Flat 13, Kholvad House. . . . . . There we studied, talked. . . . . . and it became a kind of headquarters for young freedom fighters . I sometimes slept here. . . . . . . . . . (Page 105, Long Walk to Freedom)
References
- ^ a b c "13: Lucky number for SA". news24.com. 2009-08-22. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
- ^ http://www.kholvad.org.za/kholvad-house-flat-13/
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