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Govan Mbeki

1910 - 2001

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Govan Archibald Mvunyelwa Mbeki (9 July 1910 – 30 August 2001) was a South African politician, military commander, Communist leader who served as the Secretary of Umkhonto we Sizwe, at its inception in 1961. He was also the younger son of Chief Skelewu Mbeki and Johanna Mabula and also the father of the former South African president Thabo Mbeki and political economist Moeletsi Mbeki. He was a leader of the South African Communist Party and the African National Congress. After the Rivonia Trial, he was imprisoned (1963–1987) on charges of terrorism and treason, together with Nelson Mandela, Walter Sisulu, Raymond Mhlaba, Ahmed Kathrada and other eminent ANC leaders, for their role in the ANC's armed wing, Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Govan Mbeki is the 17,502nd most popular politician (down from 17,044th in 2019), the 215th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 198th in 2019) and the 53rd most popular South African Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Govan Mbeki ranks 17,502 out of 19,576. Before her are Benjamin Stoddert, Cristóbal Montoro, Sergey Menyaylo, Vincenzo Sospiri, Anuradha Koirala, and George Barnes. After her are Hans van Baalen, David Paterson, Khil Raj Regmi, Laura Boldrini, Zambiya, and Rick Santorum.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1910, Govan Mbeki ranks 395. Before her are John Hunt, Baron Hunt, Ferenc Erdei, Jimmy Murphy, Toon Oprinsen, Al Harker, and F. F. Bruce. After her are Chidambaram Subramaniam, Harry Carney, Mary Haas, Ilona Massey, Kitty Carlisle, and Jacquetta Hawkes. Among people deceased in 2001, Govan Mbeki ranks 331. Before her are Billy Higgins, Billy Liddell, Jay Chamberlain, G. N. Ramachandran, A. F. M. Ahsanuddin Chowdhury, and Tony Ashton. After her are Les Brown, Leon Wilkeson, Imogene Coca, Régine Cavagnoud, Leamon King, and Bertie Mee.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Govan Mbeki ranks 215 out of 454. Before her are Sol Plaatje (1876), Guy Tunmer (1948), Cameron Norrie (1995), Cliff Drysdale (1941), Trevor Blokdyk (1935), and John Langalibalele Dube (1871). After her are Damon Galgut (1963), Charlbi Dean (1990), William Ferguson (1940), Sid James (1913), Steven Pienaar (1982), and Yolandi Visser (1984).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Africa

Among politicians born in South Africa, Govan Mbeki ranks 53. Before her are Baleka Mbete (1949), Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka (1955), Thomas François Burgers (1834), Helen Zille (1951), Mzilikazi (1790), and Sol Plaatje (1876). After her are Robert Sobukwe (1924), Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri (1937), Naledi Pandor (1953), Patricia de Lille (1951), Tony Leon (1956), and David Pocock (1988).

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