Laloo Chiba

He was born to a Hindu family in Johannesburg. As a child he attended Bree Street Primary School and later Johannesburg Indian High School in Fordsburg. He married Luxmi in India on 5 May 1952. In the early 1950s, Chiba became friends with Ahmed Kathrada, Herbie Pillay and Bobby and Tommy Vassen, all members of the Transvaal Indian Youth Congress (TIYC). == Revolutionary ==

Prior to the events in Sharpville, Chiba was an activist in the Transvaal Indian Congress in the late 1950s and the South African Communist Party in 1960. He was a board member of the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation. ==Death==

Chiba died on the 8 December 2017. He is survived by wife Luxmi, three daughters - Gita, Kailash, and Yaswanti, seven grandchildren, and four great grandchildren. He was laid to rest on the following day at Avalon Cemetery. ==References==