By Michelle Jones
Eleanor Kasrils, activist and wife of former intelligence minister Ronnie Kasrils, died yesterday after suffering a stroke. She was 73.
Kasrils said Eleanor had suddenly collapsed and after just a few hours at Constantiaberg Medi-Clinic, died in the early afternoon.
The couple would have been married for 45 years next month - the "most wonderful, happy marriage", Kasrils said.
Sounding emotional but calm, he said she had done "some fantastic things" in her lifetime's work for the Communist Party, the ANC and Umkhonto we Sizwe. In her last years she had been Kasrils's " strong support".
The couple lived in exile for nearly 30 years after Eleanor was arrested for her work. During this time she worked for ANC president Oliver Tambo. They returned to South Africa in 1992.
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Eleanor had a daughter, Brigid, from a previous marriage, and two grandchildren. She and Kasrils had two sons, Andrew and Christopher.
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This article was originally published on page 4 of Cape Times on November 09, 2009
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