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Allison Wessels George (Mhlongo) Champion is born

Allison Wessels George (Mhlongo) Champion is born

Date
4 Dec 1893
Updated
30 Sep 2019
Allison Wessels George (Mhlongo) Champion is born

Trade union leader, politician and businessman, Allison Wessels George (Mhlongo) Champion, was born at Sans Souci Mission Station at Nonyeke, near Groutville, Stanger district in Natal. He assumed the full-time secretary position of the Transvaal branch of the Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU) when it relocated its headquarters from Cape Town to Johannesburg. During the term of office of J.T. Gumede, Champion became an executive member of the African National Congress (ANC).

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  1. 01Verwey, E.J. (ed)(1995). New Dictionary of South African Biography, v.1, Pretoria: HSRC.

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Allison Wessels George (Mhlongo) Champion is born. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011157

South African History Online (2011) 'Allison Wessels George (Mhlongo) Champion is born', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011157 (Accessed: 8 August 2026).

South African History Online, Allison Wessels George (Mhlongo) Champion is born [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011157, (accessed 8 August 2026).

"Allison Wessels George (Mhlongo) Champion is born." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011157. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "Allison Wessels George (Mhlongo) Champion is born." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011157.

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