Jessie Yasmin Duarte (19 September 1953 – 17 July 2022) was a South African politician and acting secretary-general of the African National Congress. A long time anti-apartheid activist, she served variously as a special assistant to Nelson Mandela, a member of the provincial cabinet (MEC) for Gauteng, as ambassador to Mozambique and as spokesperson for the ANC, before assuming her post as Deputy Secretary-General of the ANC in 2012.
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19 September 1953 Coronationville, Gauteng, South Africa
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Died |
17 July 2022 (aged 68)
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Zodiac | Virgo |
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