James Thaele, co-founder of the African National Congress (ANC) branch in Cape Town, passes away

Updated: 22 Aug 2019

James Thaele, co-founder of the African National Congress (ANC) branch in Cape Town, passes away

James M. Thaele, radical politician, journalist, teacher and co-founder of the African National Congress (ANC) branch in Cape Town, died in Cape Town. He was born in Basutoland (Lesotho) in 1888. Thaele lost his ANC Western Cape leadership position to A.V. Coto in the 1938 provincial election.

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South African History Online. (2019, August 22). James Thaele, co-founder of the African National Congress (ANC) branch in Cape Town, passes away. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0148888

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