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

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

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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

South African History Online (2019) 'James Thaele, co-founder of the African National Congress (ANC) branch in Cape Town, passes away', South African History Online, 22 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0148888 (Accessed: 21 July 2026).

South African History Online, James Thaele, co-founder of the African National Congress (ANC) branch in Cape Town, passes away [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0148888, (accessed 21 July 2026).

"James Thaele, co-founder of the African National Congress (ANC) branch in Cape Town, passes away." South African History Online, 22 Aug. 2019, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0148888. Accessed 21 July 2026.

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

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