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General Secretary of the ANC, journalist and writer, Solomon Plaatje dies
19 June 1932

General Secretary of the ANC, journalist and writer, Solomon Plaatje dies

Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje was a South African writer, linguist, translator and political leader. Plaatje died of pneumonia at the age of 55 while on a trip to Johannesburg. He was a prolific…