Denis Goldberg

Denis Goldberg
Denis Goldberg speaking at the launch of the Edinburgh World Justice Festival, 12 October 2013
Born	Denis Theodore Goldberg (1933-04-11)11 April 1933 Cape Town, Cape Province, Union of South Africa
Died	29 April 2020(2020-04-29) (aged 87) Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Nationality	South African
Alma mater	University of Cape Town
Known for	Rivonia Trial
Political party	African National Congress
Spouses	Esme Bodenstein ​ ​ (m. 1954; died 2000)​ Edelgard Nkobi ​ ​ (m. 2002; died 2006)​
Children	Hilary Goldberg (daughter) David Goldberg (son)
Relatives	Madeleine Hicklin (niece)

Denis Theodore Goldberg (11 April 1933 – 29 April 2020) was a South African social campaigner, who was active in the struggle against apartheid. He was accused No. 3 in the Rivonia Trial, alongside the better-known Nelson Mandela and Walter Sisulu, where he was also the youngest of the defendants. He was imprisoned for 22 years, along with other key members of the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa. After his release in 1985 he continued to campaign against apartheid from his base in London with his family, until the apartheid system was fully abolished with the 1994 election. He returned to South Africa in 2002 and founded the non-profit Denis Goldberg Legacy Foundation Trust in 2015. He was diagnosed with lung cancer in July 2017, and died in Cape Town on 29 April 2020.