The Memoirs of Colin Eglin

By Colin Eglin, inscribed to banned and detained anti apartheid activist Ian Robertson.

2007
First edition

Colin Wells Eglin (1925 – 2013) was a South African politician best known for having served as national leader of the opposition from 1977–79 and 1986–87. He represented Sea Point in the South African Parliament from 1958–61 and from 1974–2004. Described by Nelson Mandela as "one of the architects of [South Africa's] democracy", Eglin played a leading role in the drafting of the country's post-apartheid constitution.

Ian Robertson was president of NUSAS;

This Day in History: 11 May 1966
The President of the National Union of South Africa Students (NUSAS), Ian Robertson, receives a banning order under the Suppression of Communism Act of 1950 when he was banned by the government only a month before Senator Kennedy's visit. Robertson was instrumental in inviting Senator Kennedy to be the keynote speaker at NUSAS's Day of Affirmation. Because he was banned at the time of the visit, Robertson was not able to attend Senator Kennedy's speech at the University of Cape Town. Senator Kennedy visited him at his apartment on the way in from the airport. (https://sahistory.org.za/dated-event/nusas-president-ian-robertson-banned)

170mm x 245mm

R1,000