University of Fort Hare

Fort Hare University is located on the Tyhume river in a South African town known as Alice in English or as eDikeni in the local isiXhosa language. It is in the Eastern Cape Province about 50 km west of King Williams Town (or eQonce) in a region that for a while was known as the "independent" Bantustan of Ciskei.

Notable alumni

• Z.K. Mathews (1901-1968) - lectured at Fort Hare from 1936 to 1959
• Archibald Campbell Jordan (30 October 1906 - 1968) novelist, pioneer of African studies
• Govan Mbeki (1910 - 2001) - South African politician
• Yusuf Lule (1912 - 1985) - Interim president of Uganda 1979
• Oliver Tambo (October 27, 1917 - April 24, 1993) - member, African National Congress
• Joshua Nkomo (1918 - July 1, 1999) - founder of the ZAPU.
• Nelson Mandela (July 18, 1918 - ) - President of South Africa
• Seretse Khama (July 1, 1921 - July 13, 1980) first President of Botswana.
• Julius Nyerere (July 19, 1922 - October 14, 1999) - President of Tanzania
• Herbert Chitepo (June 15, 1923 - March 18, 1975) - ZANU leader
• Robert Sobukwe (1924 - 27 February, 1978) - founder of the Pan African Congress
• Robert Mugabe (February 21, 1924 - ) - President of Zimbabwe, attended 1949-1951
• Kenneth Kaunda (April 28, 1924 - ) - first President of Zambia
• Allan Hendrickse (October 22 1927 - March 16 2005) politician, preacher, and teacher
• Mangosuthu Buthelezi (August 27, 1928 - ) - leader of the Inkatha Freedom Party
• Desmond Tutu (October 7, 1931 - ) - Archbishop, South African peace activist
• Chris Hani (June 28, 1942 - April 10, 1993) - leader of the South African Communist Party
• Bulelani Ngcuka (May 2, 1954 - ) - South Africa's director of Public Prosecutions

(Others, unknown DOB)

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• Ivy Matseppe-Cassiburi
• T. Sogana - religion
• B. Pityana - religion
• L. Nongxa - science
• K. Mokhele - science
• Manto-Tshabalala-Msimango - Health Minister
• Don Ncube - business
• W. Nkhulu - business

See also: List of universities in South Africa

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