1. Moses Mauane Kotane was a South African politician and activist.
13 Facts About Moses Kotane
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Moses Kotane was born in Pella in Maphusumaneng Section, Transvaal to a devout Christian family of Batswana origins.
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Moses Kotane received little formal schooling prior to entering the workforce.
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In 1922 at the age of 17, Moses Kotane began his working in Krugersdorp, where he worked in various jobs including as a photographer's assistant, domestic servant, miner, and bakery worker.
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In 1928, Moses Kotane joined the African National Congress but left it, considering it weak and ineffectual.
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Moses Kotane joined SACP a year later in 1929, soon becoming a member of the party's politburo.
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In Moscow, Moses Kotane studied under Endre Sik, 1967 recipient of the Lenin Peace Prize and other Marxist theorists.
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Moses Kotane was a well-respected member of the struggle for majority rule in South Africa by even non-communist leaders.
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Moses Kotane was a leading member of the African National Congress at the same time as the SACP.
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Moses Kotane, representing the Communist Party, attended the 1955 Asian-African Conference in Bandung, Indonesia.
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From 1956 to 1961, Moses Kotane was a defendant in the Treason Trial alongside fellow South African leaders Nelson Mandela, Joe Modise, Albert Luthuli, Joe Slovo, Walter Sisulu and 151 others.
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Moses Kotane died in Soweto in January 2021 at the age of 108.
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Moses Kotane was honoured with the Isitwalandwe Medal by the ANC in 1975.