Sol Plaatje
(1876-1932)
South African politician and writer
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Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje (9 October 1876 – 19 June 1932) was a South African intellectual, journalist, linguist, politician, translator and writer. Plaatje was a founder member and first General Secretary of the South African Native National Congress (SANNC), which became the African National Congress (ANC). The Sol Plaatje Local Municipality, which includes the city of Kimberley, is named after him, as is the Sol Plaatje University in that city, which opened its doors in 2014.
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9 October 1876 Doornfontein near Boshof, Orange Free State
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| Died |
19 January 1932 (aged 55) Pimville, Soweto
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| Zodiac | Libra |
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