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Moroka, James
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- James Sebe Moroka
- Moroka, JS
- Moroka, James Seb (Dr)
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Dates of existence
1892–1985
History
Medical doctor, politician and anti-apartheid activist. President of the ANC, 1949–52. Convicted in the Defiance Campaign Trial in 1952. During the trial he appointed his own lawyer, disassociated himself from the ANC and pleaded for mitigation. As a consequence he was not re-elected president of the ANC, and was replaced by Chief Luthuli.
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ZA-COM-03616
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