Ruth First
(1925-1982)

woman and South African freedom fighter

Died aged c. 57

Heloise Ruth First (4 May 1925 – 17 August 1982) was a South African anti-apartheid activist and scholar. She was assassinated in Mozambique, where she was working in exile, by a parcel bomb built by South African police.

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London, United Kingdom

Ruth First 1925-1982 Joe Slovo 1926-1995 South African freedom fighters lived here 1966-1978

13 Lyme Street, Camden, NW1, London, United Kingdom where they lived