Armed and dangerous by Ronnie Kasrils

Armed and dangerous by Ronnie Kasrils

During the years of apartheid rule in South Africa, Ronnie Kasrils was actively involved with the banned ANC, its military wing Umkhonto we Sizwe and the South African Communist Party. Hunted by the security police, he was described by them as 'Armed and Dangerous'. This is his riveting first-hand account of the tense and dramatic years of the liberation struggle followed by his role in the first ten years of a democratic South Africa in which he first served as Deputy Defence Minister (1994 to 1999) and then as Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry (1999 to 2004). Originally published in 1993, the book was republished in 1998 with eight additional chapters.

Ronnie Kasrils was prompted by the Sharpville Massacre to join the ANC in 1960, and was the secretary of the Congress of Democrats in Natal until it was banned in 1962. He became a member of Umkhonto weSizwe at its inception in 1961 and participated in many sabotage operations. After the first democratic elections in South Africa, Kasrils was appointed Deputy Minister of Defence from 1994-1999. He then became Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry from 1999-2004 and was appointed Minister of Intelligence Services until he submitted his resignation in 2008 following former President Thabo Mbeki's resignation.

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ISBN 13	9781868420636
ISBN 10	1868420639
Title	Armed and dangerous
Author	Ronnie Kasrils
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Jonathan Ball Publishers SA
Year published	2004-04-30
Number of pages	356
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