Allan Hendrickse
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Helenard Joe Hendrickse (popularly known as Allan Hendrickse) (22 October 1927 - 16 March 2005) was a South African politician, preacher, and teacher. He participated in an act of defiance by swimming at a South African beach reserved for Whites only. He was born in Uitenhage in the Eastern Cape and died of a heart attack at Port Elizabeth's airport. He studied at Fort Hare University in the Eastern Cape where he met Nelson Mandela, Walter Sisulu, and Robert Mugabe.