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1961-1994

Feroza Adam

… Relations in Holland. With the first democratic election of a new ANC led government in 1994, Adam moved to …

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5 June1958-2021

Jackson Mphikwa Mthembu

… part of the leadership collective which supported SWAPO’s election campaign by providing, amongst other things, minibus …

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1966-2012

Sicelo Shiceka

Sicelo Shiceka was born on 8 June 1966 in the village of Ingquza Hill, near Flagstaff, Lusikisiki in the Eastern Province (now Eastern Cape) His greatest…

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1809-1882

Nathaniel James Merriman

Born in Marlborough, England, on the 4th of April 1809, died in Grahamstown on the 16th of August 1882. Educated at Marlborough, at Winchester College and…

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1924-2010

Harry Heinz Schwarz

… Schwarz’s first political engagement came in the 1948 election, when he campaigned for the incumbent United Party … members. Schwarz’s political career…

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1950-1990

Muntu Myeza

… SASO General Council meeting he was elected President. His election came in the aftermath of the banning orders issued …

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1932

Johann Christiaan Kriegler

… Nations Electoral Assistance Division on a number of election-related assignments (in Afghanistan, East Timor, …

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1953-2022

Jessie Yasmin Duarte

… cabinet as the Safety and Security MEC after the 1994 election and quit the position after admitting to driving a …

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1908-2003

Ismail Ahmed Cachalia

… in1994 Cachalia was asked by the ANC to become part of its election campaign. Molvi Ismail Ahmed Cachalia passed away on …

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1939

Father Smangaliso Mkhatshwa

Father Smangaliso Mkhatshwa was born in 1939 in Barberton, in Mpumalanga (Eastern Transvaal) province. He received his primary schooling in Barberton,…

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1950-2017

Glynn Griffiths

 Glynn Griffiths was born on 20th March 1950 and grew up in the tough diamond mining town of Jagersfontein in the Free State in South Africa,though he was a…

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1841-1926

John Xavier Merriman

… being passed over for the premiership. Merriman stood for election as a candidate for Wodehouse , and polled 1082 … made up only of English members. The SAP…

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1955

Laura Jean Levetan

Laura Jean Levetan was born in Cape Town in 1955, the third child of Lionel and Marie Levetan. Their household was steeped in Anti-apartheid politics and Laura…

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1941

Ray Berman

… earlier years in South Africa. Following the Democratic election in South Africa, Berman returned to South Africa and …

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1921-1993

Andries Treurnicht

… Party candidate Jaap Marais, to win the Waterberg by-election seat. In a surprise move in 1976 he was appointed …

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1935

Judge Albert Louis “Albie” Sachs

… a constitutional democracy. After the first democratic election in 1994, he was appointed by then President Nelson …

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1953

Jeffrey Thamsanqa Radebe

… Association of Democratic Lawyers (NADEL) until his election as chairperson of the ANC in Southern Natal in …

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1959

Carl Niehaus

… spokesperson for the ANC, and from 1992 until the General Election on 27 April 1994 he was head of the ANC's media …

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1934-2010

Bertha Gxowa (Mashaba)

… invited to participate in voter education during the 1994 election campaign. She became a member of parliament, serving …

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1962

Christopher “Dali” Daluxolo Mpofu

… as a member of the EFF include [32] Regional Northern Cape Election List 2019 - Third candidate Regional Eastern Cape Election list 2019- Third candidate…

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1938-2009

Nosipho Dastile

Nosipho Dastile was born in 1938 in Uitenhage, a town in the Eastern Cape. After finishing school, she worked as a community activist as well as a volunteer…

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1934-2002

Jonas Malheiro Savimbi

… 1992. The elections ignited a crisis. The presidential election was inconclusive. UNITA and eight other opposition … to be signed. After losing a United…

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1913-1996

George Gangen Ponnen

… and it was resolved to go ahead with the strike action. A leaflet was drawn up explaining the events leading to the … assist in speaking to the white women…

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1870-1945

Nadirshah Ardeshir Cama

Nadirshah Ardeshir Cama was born in Bombay in 1870. After passing the Intermediate Examination at the University of Bombay, he worked in the Bombay Port Trust…

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J. E. Malepe

A leader of the African National Congress Youth League during the 1940s, he was elected to the African National Congress (ANC) national executive committee in…

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Bertram Buxton Xiniwe

Bertram Buxton Xiniwe was born in Middledrift in the Cape, the son of Paul Xiniwe, who subsequently became a well-known hotel operator in King William's Town…

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Hammington Silulami Majija

A graduate of Healdtown, he taught in Rhodesia and the Transkei and later worked as business manager of Contact in Cape Town. A prominent figure in the Liberal…

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1939-2025

Dr Franklin Abraham Sonn

… President Thabo Mbeki .  He monitored Zambia's general election in 1992, as part of Jimmy Carter's team, and ran for …

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1926-1933

Nellie Jibiliza

Nellie Jibiliza was born in 1926 to parents who were African National Congress (ANC) activists in Cape Town. Thus, she grew up in a politically active…

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1922-1997

Hettie McCleod

… she was involved in campaigning for Harry Snitcher in the election. Once the election was over, she helped form a Food Committee with …

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