Walter Rubusana
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Walter Rubusana
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Mpilo Walter Benson Rubusana was the co-founder of the Xhosa language newspaper publication, Izwi Labantu, funded by Cecil John Rhodes, and the first Black person to be elected to the Cape Council (Parliament) in 1909. He also initiated the Native Education Association that contributed towards the formation of the South African Native National Congress (SANNC) in 1912 and later renamed the African National Congress in 1923.
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South African politician and newspaper founder
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Rubusana
date created:
2017-08-01T22:05:21Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T17:25:30Z
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