 Fort Hare alumni were part of many subsequent independence movements and governments of newly independent African countries.In 1959, the university was subsumed by the apartheid system, but it is now part of South Africa's post-apartheid public higher education system.It is known for its notable alumni, which include several prominent leaders and heads of state, Nobel prize winners, business and freedom activists such as Nelson Mandela, Desmond Tutu, Robert Sobukwe, Oliver Tambo, Govan Mbeki, Z.K.