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Sol Plaatje

1876 - 1932

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Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje (9 October 1876 – 19 June 1932) was a South African intellectual, journalist, linguist, politician, translator and writer. Plaatje was a founding member and first General Secretary of the South African Native National Congress (SANNC), which became the African National Congress (ANC). The Sol Plaatje Local Municipality, which includes the city of Kimberley, is named after him, as is the Sol Plaatje University in that city, which opened its doors in 2014. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Sol Plaatje is the 17,475th most popular politician (down from 17,356th in 2024), the 210th most popular biography from South Africa (up from 218th in 2019) and the 52nd most popular South African Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sol Plaatje ranks 17,475 out of 19,576. Before him are Andriy Biletsky, Siv Jensen, Norbert Röttgen, Mihai Răzvan Ungureanu, Johanna Wanka, and Robinah Nabbanja. After him are Jorge Fernández Díaz, Jake Garn, Alen Simonyan, Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, Don Young, and Tip O'Neill.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1876, Sol Plaatje ranks 206. Before him are James Larkin, Jānis Akuraters, John T. Dillon, Claude Buckenham, Anna Hyatt Huntington, and Con Leahy. After him are Sophia Duleep Singh, William Farnum, and Victor Moore. Among people deceased in 1932, Sol Plaatje ranks 147. Before him are Sibylle Riqueti de Mirabeau, Leónidas Plaza, Virginie Hériot, Frank Dixon, Donduk Kuular, and Zoltán Ambrus. After him are Edward Barrett, Edith Cowan, Dorabji Tata, and Robert Manson.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Sol Plaatje ranks 210 out of 454. Before him are Thomas François Burgers (1834), Helen Zille (1951), Mzilikazi (1790), Liezel Huber (1976), Siphiwe Tshabalala (1984), and Roland Schoeman (1980). After him are Guy Tunmer (1948), Cameron Norrie (1995), Cliff Drysdale (1941), Trevor Blokdyk (1935), John Langalibalele Dube (1871), and Govan Mbeki (1910).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Africa

Among politicians born in South Africa, Sol Plaatje ranks 52. Before him are Grace Mugabe (1965), Baleka Mbete (1949), Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka (1955), Thomas François Burgers (1834), Helen Zille (1951), and Mzilikazi (1790). After him are Govan Mbeki (1910), Robert Sobukwe (1924), Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri (1937), Naledi Pandor (1953), Patricia de Lille (1951), and Tony Leon (1956).

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