Lillian Ngoyi
Lillian Matabane Ngoyi | |
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| Born | Lilian Masediba Matabane 25 September 1911 |
| Died | 13 March 1980 (aged 68) |
| Nationality | South African |
| Other names | Ma Ngoyi |
| Occupation | Activist |
| Known for | Fighting Apartheid, Women's rights |
Lilian Masediba Matabane Ngoyi, "Ma Ngoyi", OMSG (25 September 1911 – 13 March 1980) was a South African anti-apartheid activist. She was the first woman elected to the executive committee of the African National Congress, and helped launch the Federation of South African Women.
Prior to becoming a machinist at a textile mill, where she was employed from 1945 to 1956, Ngoyi enrolled to become a nurse. In 1962, she was given her first banning order and would not be permitted to leave her house in Orlando, Soweto for the rest of her life, except for a three year period from 1972-1975.