full_name: Elijah Makgamata
firstname: Elijah
description: Was severely injured when the vehicle he was driving detonated a landmine in Messina, Transvaal, on 26 November 1985. One person died and Mr Makgamata was injured in what was part of an ANC landmine campaign aimed at military patrols in the rural border areas. Three MK operatives were granted amnesty for the incident (AC/2001/093).