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Also Known As Kwame Ture
Born June 29, 1941 • Port of Spain • Trinidad and Tobago
Died November 15, 1998 (aged 57) • Conakry • Guinea • (Anniversary in 2 days)
Notable Family Members spouse Miriam Makeba
Role In American civil rights movement • Black nationalism • Freedom Rides • Black Power movement

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