Gugu Dlamini
HIV-positive AIDS activist in South Africa, homicide victim
About Gugu Dlamini
Lived 1962 – 1998 (aged 35–36). Gugu Dlamini was a South African hIV/AIDS activist.
Gugu Dlamini (1962 – 14 December 1998) was a South African activist from Ntuzuma B (known as KwaMancinza), a township in eastern KwaZulu-Natal province. She was stoned and stabbed to death by her neighbours for "degrading her neighbourhood" after she had admitted on a Zulu language radio on World AIDS Day that she was HIV positive.
Before her death, Dlamini had been a volunteer field worker for the National Association of People Living With H.I.V./AIDS.
Legacy The Gugu Dlamini Park in downtown Durban was named in her honour on World AIDS Day in 2000.
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Who was Gugu Dlamini?
HIV-positive AIDS activist in South Africa, homicide victim
When was Gugu Dlamini born?
Gugu Dlamini was born in 1962.
When did Gugu Dlamini die?
Gugu Dlamini died in 1998 in Durban.
What was Gugu Dlamini's occupation?
Gugu Dlamini was a hIV/AIDS activist.
What nationality was Gugu Dlamini?
Gugu Dlamini was South African.
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