Florence Ribeiro

Florence Barbara Ribeiro SCOB (3 November 1933 – 1 December 1986) was a South African anti-apartheid activist who, along with her husband Fabian Ribeiro, were assassinated by South African government forces.[1]

The post-Apartheid Truth and Reconciliation Commission found that when generals Jannie Geldenhuys and Ian Gleeson were informed that the SADF and Security Branch had assassinated Dr Fabian Ribeiro and his wife Florence on 1 December 1986 they failed to pass this information onto the Attorney-General or the police. The commission concluded that they both "acted in an obstructive way for which they are legally responsible". As part of the commission's hearings, it was alleged that Geldenhuys had also authorized the use of SADF special forces personnel to support the Security Branch's operations within South Africa; he denied having done so.[2]

In May 2012, Queen Wilhelmina Street in Pretoria was renamed Florence Ribeiro Avenue.[3]

References

1. "RIBEIRO, Florence". Truth Commission Special Report. South African Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
2. Truth and Reconciliation Commission (1998). "Truth and Reconciliation Commission of South Africa Report. Volume Two" (PDF). Pretoria: Department of Justice and Constitutional Development. pp. 266–267.
3. Frederika Fourie (2012-05-18). "STREET NAMES: The new names explained". IlovePretoria. Archived from the original on 8 June 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-19.