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Synopsis
Political detainee, academic, author, minister of religion, theologian, thinker, President of the South African Council of Churches, first black Rector and Vice Chancellor of the University Of Stellenbosch.
First name
Russel
Last name
Botman
Date of birth
18-October-1953
Location of birth
Bloemfontein, Orange Free State (now Free State Province)
Date of death
27-June-2014
Location of death
Stellenbosch, Western Cape
Gender
Male
Russel Botman was born on 18 October 1953 in Bloemfontein, Orange Free State (now Free State Province). His mother had supported his family by working as a typist for the “coloured” Nederduitse Gereformeerde Sending-Kerk (Church) in Bloemfontein, Orange Free State (now Free State Province) while his father completed his studies in theology at the University of the Western Cape (UWC).