Biography & Wikipedia
Steve Biko was the South African founder of the Black Consciousness Movement. His death while in police detention became a worldwide martyr for South African Black nationalism.
After being expelled from high school for political action, Steve Biko enrolled in and graduated (1966) from St. Francis College, a liberal boarding school in Natal, and subsequently entered the University of Natal Medical School. There, Steve Biko became involved with the multiracial National Union of South African Students (NUSAS), a moderate organization that had long advocated for Black rights.
Steve Biko eventually became disillusioned with NUSAS, arguing that, rather than simply allowing Blacks to participate in white South African society, the society itself needed to be reformed around the culture of the Black majority.
Age and birthday
Steve Biko was born on December 18, 1946, and passed away on September 12, 1977 (he died at the age of 46).
Height and weight
Steve Biko stood 6 feet 4 inches tall, but his weight is unknown.
Nationality & Ethnicity
Steve Biko is a citizen of South Africa with a black accent
Education
Steve Biko enrolled in and graduated (1966) from St. Francis College, a liberal boarding institution, after being expelled from high school for political activities.
Political party and views
Steve Biko was an anti-apartheid activist from South Africa. He was an African nationalist and African socialist, and he was in the vanguard of the Black Consciousness Movement, a grassroots anti-apartheid campaign in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Parents and siblings
Steve Biko is the third child of Mzingaye Mathew Biko and Alice ‘Mamcete’ Biko; he has an older sister, Bukelwa, a brother, Khaya, and a younger sister, Nobandile.
Wife and children
Biko married Ntsiki Mashalaba in December 1970. They had two children together: Nkosinathi, born in 1971, and Samora, born in 1975.
Salary and net worth
Steve Biko’s net worth is $5 million but his salary is unknown
Social media: Instagram & Twitter
TWITTER: Steve Biko (@SteveBiko2021)
INSTAGRAM: UNKNOWN
