Kgosana, Philip Ata
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- Ata Kgosana, Philip
- Kgosana, Philip
Additional Information
Birth Date
- 1936
Death Date
- 2017-04-20
Has Affiliation
- Organization: Pan Africanist Congress
Associated Locale
- Akasia (South Africa)
Associated Language
- English
Field of Activity
Occupation
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Sources
- found: His Lest we forget, c1988:t.p. (Philip Ata Kgosana)
- found: Robert Sobukwe: a tribute to integrity, 1997:frame caption (Philip Kgosana, P.A.C. National Organiser)
- found: South African History Online, viewed December 3, 2018(Philip Ata Kgosana; born 1936 in Makapanstad, northern Transvaal (current day Limpopo); studied commerce at University of Cape Town; in January 1960 he became regional secretary of the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) for the Western Cape, dropped studies to do full-time political work; after the Sharpeville Massacre he emerged as spokesman for 30,000 African demonstrators; arrested, tried with other PAC leaders for incitement; fled while on bail in late 1960, later resumed university studies in Ethiopia; died on 20 April 2017 in Akasia Netcare hospital, age 80)
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Change Notes
- 1989-04-27: new
- 2018-12-05: revised
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