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Enuga Sreenivasulu Reddy was born in Andhra Pradesh, South India on July 1, 1924 and moved to the USA to study at New York University. He held several positions at the United Nations and a driving force behind the Special Committee against Apartheid (of which he was Secretary from 1963–1965) and its Centre against Apartheid (of which he was Director from 1976–1983). He also served as Director of the UN Trust Fund for South Africa and the Educational and Training Programme for Southern Africa.
He was awarded Padma Shri, one of the highest civilian awards of India in 2000.
E.S Reddy received the Joliot-Curie Medal of the World Peace Council in 1982 for his contribution to the struggle against apartheid.
The University of Durban-Westville awarded him the honorary degree of Doctor of Philosophy in 1995 in recognition of his contribution to the struggle against apartheid and scholarly work on South Africa.
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Principal Secretary, United Nations Special Committee against Apartheid, 1963–67, and Chief of Section for African Questions, 1967-1975.
Director, United Nations Centre against Apartheid, 1976-1984.
Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations, 1983-1985.
http://www.sahistory.org.za/people/enuga-sreenivasulu-reddy
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