full_name: Rueben Mosaka
firstname: Rueben
description: A UDF supporter who was shot dead by members of the SADF in Alexandra, Johannesburg, on 15 February 1986. Security forces moved into Alexandra in February 1986 after town councillors were expelled and community structures were established. Mr Mosaka was killed at the first mass funeral for 17 people in the area. Approximately 27 people were killed and hundreds injured in the six-day war which ended after a partial security force withdrawal on 22 February 1986.