21 July 1967 - Death of Chief Albert Luthuli

Chief Albert Luthuli, Africa's first Nobel Peace Prize winner and president of the ANC (until his death), dies under mysterious circumstances when he is struck by a train on a narrow railway bridge near his home in Groutville, near Stanger, Natal. Find out more about the life of Chief Albert Luthuli.

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