Ela Gandhi, the granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi was honored with Amadelkufa in South Africa on 26th January 2014. She was honored for her lifetime contribution to the freedom struggle. Amdelkufa in Zulu language means Sacrifice.
She was honored along with other two Indian-origin South Africans. The other two are Sunny Singh and Mac Maharaj. This trio of Indian origin was part of veterans who played active role in the Umkhonto we Sizwe (Spear of the Nation). The Umkhonto we Sizwe was the armed wing of the African National Congress.
Umkhonto we Sizwe's former members were incorporated into the South African defense force after 1994, when democracy came in existence in the country, followed by the release of Nelson Mandela. Mandela was the first democratically-elected president of South Africa.
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