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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- 01Sonderling, N.E. (ed.) New Dictionary of South African Biography, v. 2
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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Radical politician, journalist, teacher and co-founder of the African National Congress (ANC) branch in Cape Town, James Thaele passes away. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011711
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"Radical politician, journalist, teacher and co-founder of the African National Congress (ANC) branch in Cape Town, James Thaele passes away." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011711. Accessed 21 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Radical politician, journalist, teacher and co-founder of the African National Congress (ANC) branch in Cape Town, James Thaele passes away." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011711.
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