Frans “Ting Ting” Masango grew up in Mamelodi, Tswane. His mother was a domestic worker and his father was an employee at a construction company. Masango had a good academic record which was interrupted by the 1976 student uprising. He played an active role in the uprising.
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Biography record
Frans “Ting Ting” Masango
- Born
- 1958
- Died
- 18 September 2009
- Updated
- 23 Aug 2019
How we know this
- 01Harris, P. (2009) Frans “Ting Ting” Masango, Sunday Times, September 27, p5
- 02Jacobson, C (2009), Frans "Ting-Ting" Masango - South African anti-apartheid guerrilla dies at 51 [online], available at: http://www.tributes.com/show/Frans-Masango-86807989 [accessed November 2009]
Last updated · 23 Aug 2019
South African History Online. (2011, February 17). Frans “Ting Ting” Masango. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0008459
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