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As a planner of the Defiance Campaign from 1952 he was arrested that year and given a suspended sentence. The couple had five children and adopted four more. His mother was related to Evelyn Mase Nelson Mandela's first wife.

He was jailed at Robben Island where he served more than 25 years. Walter Max Ulyate Sisulu (18 May 1912 – 5 May 2003) was a South African anti-apartheid activist and member of the African National Congress (ANC) serving at times as Secretary-General and Deputy President of the organisation.