Strinivasa Rajoo "Strini" Moodley (22 December 1945 – 27 April 2006) was a founding member of the

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. In 1976, he was convicted of

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in a trial involving members of the

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and the Black People's Convention, and imprisoned on

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. He became deputy news editor at the ''Natal Witness''. Upon release from Robben island in 1982, Strini delivered a paper on The State of the Oppressed at the Black Consciousness Movement organized Forum in

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. he was then Publicity Secretary of the

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References

"Tribute: Strini Moodley's Legacy"
Economic and Political Weekly, 3 June 2006. Retrieved 5 March 2009. 1945 births 2006 deaths Anti-apartheid activists South African people of Indian descent Black Consciousness Movement Apartheid in South Africa South African political people South African newspaper people {{SouthAfrica-bio-stub