Dumisani Kumalo (1947 - 2019)

Origin date: 24 January 2019
Updated: 26 Jun 2019

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Dumisani Kumalo served in the Department of International Relations and Co-operation for 14 years. He was chair of the Group of 77 (a coalition of 134 developing nations) and China; he defeated controversial then US ambassador to the UN John Bolton over the US’s attempt to cut the UN budget; as chair of the Non-Aligned Movement he championed South Africa’s opposition to the 2003 invasion of Iraq, he chaired the Africa Group and was co-facilitator for the creation of the Human Rights Council.

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01DUMISANI KUMALO (1947 – 2019), SA’s long-serving UN representative was a diplomat who stood by his government’s convictions, by Maureen Isaacson from Daily Maverick, 24 January 2019. Available at https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-01-24-sas-long-serving-un-representative-was-a-diplomat-who-stood-by-his-governments-convictions/?utm_source=homepagify online. Accessed on 24 January 2019-01-24

Last updated · 26 Jun 2019

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South African History Online. (2019, January 24). Dumisani Kumalo (1947 - 2019). South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0125663

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