Albert Nzula

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strong and fearless, his influence grew rapidly… He was emphatic that the leadership of the party must pass primarily into the hands of Africans.

— SACP.

[10]

Death

Nzula suffered from alcoholism and this led to loose talk. [4] He became disillusioned with the Soviet system, with his views being expressed while drunk, expressing Trotskyist views while expressing anti-Stalinist sentiments. He was brought before officials of the International Committee of the Comintern for disciplinary measures. [11] It was decided that he could not return to South Africa, for fear that his views would contaminate the minds of the members in that country with Trotskyist ideas. A compromise was suggested with the United States seen as a place he could be rehabilitated. Nzula accepted this alternative but before he could leave he died. [11]

Nzula died on 17 January 1934 as a result of inflammation of lungs – lobar pneumonia – which he contracted having overdosed on alcohol and fallen asleep outdoor in sub-zero temperatures. [12] He was cremated and his funeral held in Moscow. [11]

A hospital has been named in his honour in Trompsburg, which was opened on 15 June 2017. [13]

Books by Albert Nzula

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Albert Nzula". South African Communist Party. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Edgar 1983, p. 676.
  3. ↑ Johanningsmeier, Edward (March 2004). "Communists and Black Freedom Movements in South Africa and the US: 1919-1950". Journal of Southern African Studies. 30 (1): 155–80. JSTOR   4133862.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Edgar 1983, p. 677.
  5. ↑ South African History Online (17 February 2011). "Albert Nzula". South African History Online. SAHO. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  6. ↑ Campbless, Susan. "The Negro Worker A Comintern Publication of 1928-37". South African History Online. SAHO. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  7. ↑ "Albert Nzula". South African Communist Party. SACP. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  8. ↑ South African History Online (17 February 2011). "Albert Nzula". South African History Online. SAHO. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  9. ↑ Davidson, Apollon (1992). "The Study of South African History in the Soviet Union". The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 25 (1): 2–13. JSTOR   220141.
  10. ↑ "Albert Nzula". South African Communist Party. SACP. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  11. 1 2 3 Edgar 1983, p. 678.
  12. ↑ Davidson, Apollon Borisovich (2003). South Africa and the Communist International: Bolshevik footsoldiers to victims of bolshevisation. London: Frank Cass. p. 79.
  13. ↑ South African History Online (21 June 2017). "Long-awaited hospital opened in Trompsburg". News24. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  14. ↑ Edgar 1983, p. 675.

Sources cited

  • Edgar, Robert (1983). "Notes on the Life and Death of Albert Nzula". The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 16 (4): 675–679.
Albert Nzula
Secretary-General of the South African Communist Party
In office
1929–1933
Party political offices
Preceded by General Secretary of the South African Communist Party
1929–1931		Succeeded by
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