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Donald James Woods CBE (15 December 1933 – 19 August 2001) was a South African journalist and anti-apartheid activist. As editor of the Daily Dispatch, he was known for befriending fellow activist Steve Biko, who was killed by police after being detained by the South African government.
9 Jan 2020 · Known For: Editor of the South African newspaper Daily Dispatch who was an ally of fellow anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko. Born: December 15, 1933, in Hobeni, Transkei, South Africa. Died: August 19. 2001 in London, United Kingdom.
Donald Woods (born Ralph Lewis Zink; December 2, 1906 – March 5, 1998) was a Canadian-American film and television actor whose career in Hollywood spanned six decades.
Donald Woods, the white South African journalist who became one of the best-known campaigners against the apartheid regime, died from cancer yesterday, aged 67.
19 Ogo 2001 · Donald James Woods Synopsis: Journalist, Anti apartheid activist, friend of Steve Biko, subjected to surveillance, placed under house arrest, fled to Lesotho, exiled in London.
20 Ogo 2001 · Donald Woods, the crusading white newspaper editor who championed the black anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko, died in England today. He was 67.
Donald Woods (1933-2001) wrote the biography of Steve Biko's life and death and enlightened the world outside South Africa to the horrors brought about by the 'Apartheid' regime.