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Gertrude Shope was born on 15 August, 1925 in South Africa. She is a South African anti-apartheid activist and politician. She was a member of the African National Congress (ANC) and the South African Communist Party (SACP). She was a leader in the struggle against apartheid and a prominent figure in the South African liberation movement. Gertrude Shope was a teacher by profession and was actively involved in the struggle against apartheid. She was a member of the ANC Women's League and was a leader in the Defiance Campaign of 1952. She was also a member of the ANC's National Executive Committee and was a leader in the ANC's armed wing, Umkhonto we Sizwe. Gertrude Shope was arrested in 1963 and sentenced to life imprisonment for her involvement in the struggle against apartheid. She was released in 1985 and continued to be active in the ANC and the SACP. She was a member of the ANC's National Executive Committee until her death in 2013. Gertrude Shope was 98 years old at the time of her death. She had an estimated net worth of $1 million. She earned her wealth through her political career and activism.

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1925

Gertrude Ntiti Shope (born 15 August 1925) is a South African former trade unionist and politician.

Born in Johannesburg on 15 August 1925, Shope was raised and educated in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). She worked as a teacher before becoming a member of the African National Congress in 1954. Joining the campaign against Bantu education, she turned to teaching crafts instead. She then became active in the Federation of South African Women, and for a time led the Central Western Jabavu Branch of the ANC women's section. She lived in exile from 1966 to 1990, leading the party's delegation to the Nairobi Women's Meeting and working for the World Federation of Trade Unions. From 1970 until 1971 she was secretary to Florence Moposho, helping to establish publication of the newsletter Voice of Women. With her husband, Mark, she lived in a variety of locations during her exile, including Prague, Botswana, Tanzania, Czechoslovakia, Zambia, and Nigeria. In Lusaka she served as chief representative for the African National Congress. From 1991 to 1993 Shope headed the African National Congress Women's League. In the 1994 general election she was returned to parliament.