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Politician and Community leader Horatio Mbelle dies

Politician and Community leader Horatio Mbelle dies

Date
16 Jul 1947
Updated
22 Aug 2019
Politician and Community leader Horatio Mbelle dies

Horatio Isaiah Budlwana (Bud) Mbelle, interpreter, insurance agent, community leader and politician, dies in Pretoria. He was widely regarded as the best court interpreter of his day and was a talented rugby and cricket player who took the lead in the local African community sports activities. He was also instrumental in the anti-pass campaign of 1919, under the banner of the South African Native National Congress (SANNC), which was renamed the African National Congress (ANC) in 1923. Click here to read the report on interview with Horatio I. Mbelle, J.W Dunjwa, and P.J. Motsoakae of the South African Native National Congress Source: Verwey, E.J. (ed)(1995). New Dictionary of South African Biography, v.1 , Pretoria: HSRC.)

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Politician and Community leader Horatio Mbelle dies. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011701

South African History Online (2011) 'Politician and Community leader Horatio Mbelle dies', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011701 (Accessed: 7 August 2026).

South African History Online, Politician and Community leader Horatio Mbelle dies [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011701, (accessed 7 August 2026).

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South African History Online. "Politician and Community leader Horatio Mbelle dies." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011701.

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