John Langalibalele Dube
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John Langalibalele Dube OLG was a South African essayist, philosopher, educator, politician, publisher, editor, novelist and poet. He was the founding president of the South African Native National Co
Dube c. 1910
The South African Native National Congress delegation to England, June 1914. Left to right: Thomas Mapike, Rev. Walter Rubusana, Dube, Saul Msane, Sol Plaatje
Mid-1930s, Dube and his second wife Angelina, with (l. to r.) Nomagugu, Joan Lulu, James Sipho and Douglas Sobanto.
Durban Sign 1989
African National Congress
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The African National Congress is a centrist political party in South Africa. It originated as a liberation movement known for its opposition to apartheid and has governed the country since 1994, when
John Langalibalele Dube
…1946) was a South African essayist, philosopher, educator, politician, publisher, editor, novelist and poet. He was the founding president of the South African Native National Congress (SANNC), which became the African National Congress in 1923. He was an uncle to Dr Pixley ka Isaka Seme, with whom he founded SANNC. Dube served as the…
Wesleyan Waaihoek church, where the ANC was founded in Bloemfontein. Now a World Heritage Site (2025)
Oliver Tambo, ANC president in exile from 1967 to 1991
Cyril Ramaphosa was elected ANC president at the 2017 conference.