South African court to reopen inquest into death of anti-apartheid hero Luthuli
Albert Luthuli, winner of the 1960 Nobel Peace Prize for his commitment to nonviolent resistance to apartheid, is shown in his home in Groutville, Natal Province, South Africa, on October 24, 1961
A TOP South African court announced today that it will reopen an investigation into the death of a leading anti-apartheid campaigner in the 1960s.
The original 1967 inquest ruled Chief Albert Luthuli was accidentally killed when he was struck by a train as he walked on a railway line, and died from a fractured skull.
The circumstances of his death have long been disputed by activists and his family.
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