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South African activist and politician (–)

Philemon Pearce Dumasile NokweOMSG (13 May , Evaton – 12 January ), known as Duma Nokwe, was a South African political activist and legislator, and served as the secretary-general of the African National Congress from to

Education and political career

He was educated at St. Peter's school in Johannesburg and University of Fort Hare. After graduating with a BSc degree and a diploma in education, he took up a teaching post at Krugersdorp High School.^[1]

Active in the ANC Youth League from his university days (he was its secretary from to ) Nokwe was drawn into political action and served a sentence for entering Germiston location without a permit during the Defiance Campaign. On leaving prison he was summarily dismissed by the Transvaal Education Department. Subsequently, he went as a member of the South African delegation to the World Youth Festival in Bucharest, and afterwards toured the Soviet Union, China