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Malcolm Dyani

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Malcolm Dyani
human
Ein sex anaa gendermale Edit
Ein country of citizenshipSouth Africa Edit
Name wey dem give amMalcolm Edit
Family nameDyani Edit
Ein date of birth14 February 1945 Edit
Languages edey speak, rep anaa signEnglish Edit
Ein occupationpolitician, anti-apartheid activist Edit

Malcolm Mbonisi Zamekile Dyani (wey dem born on 14 February 1945) be retired South African politician plus former anti-apartheid activist. E serve for de National Assembly from 1994 go 2004, even though e come out small insyd 1999. E be old member for Pan Africanist Congress (PAC), but for 1999 e lef PAC go join African National Congress (ANC).

Early life den activism

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Dem born Dyani on 14 February 1945,[1] wey e grow insyd Duncan Village insyd de former Cape Province.[2] As PAC student organiser, e dey active before apartheid government ban de party for 1960. Because of ein activism, dem put am for Robben Island from 1963 go 1978.[3] After dem release am, during de 1980s, e join campaign to bring PAC ein name back for Eastern Cape area, wey e work plus Benny Alexander plus some oda people for political education work.[4]

Legislative career

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Insyd de 1994 general election, Dyani win PAC seat for National Assembly.[5] E hold de seat till early April 1999. Before de election for dat year, e comot for PAC go join ANC. E talk say PAC dey behave like Democratic Party.[6] When dem do de election for June 1999, ANC take am go second term for National Assembly.[1]

References

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  1. 1 2 "General Notice: Notice 1319 of 1999 – Electoral Commission: Representatives Elected to the Various Legislatures" (PDF). Government Gazette of South Africa. Vol. 408, no. 20203. Pretoria, South Africa: Government of South Africa. 11 June 1999. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  2. Bank, Leslie J.; Bank, Andrew (2013). "Untangling the Lion's Tale: Violent Masculinity and the Ethics of Biography in the 'Curious' Case of the Apartheid-Era Policeman Donald Card". Journal of Southern African Studies. 39 (1): 7–30. doi:10.1080/03057070.2013.768792. hdl:10566/2965. ISSN 0305-7070. JSTOR 42001333. S2CID 144991261.
  3. Ndlovu-Gatsheni, Sabelo J.; Ndlovu, Morgan (2021-07-22). Marxism and Decolonization in the 21st Century: Living Theories and True Ideas (in English). Routledge. ISBN 978-1-000-41144-7.
  4. Buntman, Fran Lisa (2003-10-27). Robben Island and Prisoner Resistance to Apartheid (in English). Cambridge University Press. p. 155. ISBN 978-0-521-00782-5.
  5. South Africa: Campaign and Election Report April 26–29, 1994. International Republican Institute. 1994. Retrieved 13 April 2023 via Yumpu.
  6. "Thousands gather to pay tribute to Hani". SAPA. 10 April 1999. Retrieved 2023-05-17.