LC control no. | n 99261709 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Kotane, Moses Mauane, 1905-1978 |
Variant(s) | Kotane, Moses M., 1905-1978 |
Associated country | South Africa |
Associated place | Cape Town (South Africa) Russia Tanzania |
Birth date | 1905-08-09 |
Death date | 1978-05-19 |
Place of birth | Tamposstad (South Africa) |
Place of death | Moscow (Russia) |
Field of activity | Anti-apartheid movements Communism |
Affiliation | Voenno-politicheskai︠a︡ akademii︠a︡ imeni V.I. Lenina African National Congress South African Communist Party African Bakers Union South African Communist Party Communist Party of South Africa |
Profession or occupation | Politicians Editors |
Found in | Bunting, Brian Percy. Moses Kotane, South African revolutionary, 1998: t.p. (Moses Kotane) p. 7, etc. (Moses Mauane Kotane; b. 8-9-05; d. 1978; general-secretary, South African Communist Party, 1939-1978) African American Studies Center, accessed February 17, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Kotane, Moses Mauane; political figure, communist, fighter against apartheid; born 09 August, 1905 in Tamposstad, South Africa; studied in Lenin School, Moscow (1931); joined the African National Congress (1928) and was elected to the national executive branch (1946); became a member of the African Bakers Union (1928); joined the South African Communist Party (1929) and its general secretary (1938); was editor of Umsebenzi newspaper; received a suspended sentence for participation in major Defiance Campaign civil disobedience movement against apartheid (1952); attended Third World summit at Bandung (1955); was charged with treason (1956); exiled in Tanzania (1963); died 19 May, 1978 in Moscow, Russia) An African speaks, 1945: foreword (Moses M. Kotane, Cape Town) page 4 of cover (issued by the Communist Party of South Africa, 58, Burg Street, Cape Town) |