POLITICIAN

Govan Mbeki

1910 - 2001

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Govan Archibald Mvunyelwa Mbeki (9 July 1910 – 30 August 2001) was a South African politician, military commander, Communist leader who served as the Secretary of Umkhonto we Sizwe, at its inception in 1961. He was also the son of Chief Sikelewu Mbeki and Johanna Mahala and also the father of the former South African president Thabo Mbeki and political economist Moeletsi Mbeki. He was a leader of the South African Communist Party and the African National Congress. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Govan Mbeki has received more than 351,031 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Govan Mbeki is the 17,047th most popular politician (down from 15,703rd in 2019), the 196th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 179th in 2019) and the 50th most popular South African Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Govan Mbeki ranks 17,047 out of 19,576. Before her are Arsen Fadzaev, Steny Hoyer, Gwendal Peizerat, Leopold Wohlrab, Howell Cobb, and Maria Kalesnikava. After her are Aleksandar Vulin, Horatio Seymour, Aminata Touré, Elżbieta Bieńkowska, Rhodri Morgan, and Jorge Del Castillo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1910, Govan Mbeki ranks 380. Before her are Gavino Matta, Shunkichi Hamada, Robert B. Anderson, Burton Jastram, Constance Cummings, and Alois Schnabel. After her are Lucille Ricksen, Ferenc Erdei, Vittorio Tamagnini, Mallikarjun Mansur, Harry Carney, and Tyrus Wong. Among people deceased in 2001, Govan Mbeki ranks 313. Before her are Julie Bishop, Bertie Mee, Valerie Davies, Jale İnan, Tony Miles, and Arlene Francis. After her are David M. Walker, Robert Fowler, Edwin H. Colbert, Horace Gwynne, Bob Tinning, and Javed Iqbal.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Govan Mbeki ranks 196 out of 454. Before her are Athol Fugard (1932), Karel Schoeman (1939), Griselda Pollock (1949), Florence Fuller (1867), Charlbi Dean (1990), and Baleka Mbete (1949). After her are Thomas Shardelow (1931), Robert Fowler (1931), Kimbal Musk (1972), David Benatar (1966), Phillip V. Tobias (1925), and Damon Galgut (1963).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Africa

Among politicians born in South Africa, Govan Mbeki ranks 50. Before her are Grace Mugabe (1965), Ahmed Kathrada (1929), Robert Sobukwe (1924), Zindzi Mandela (1960), Mzilikazi (1790), and Baleka Mbete (1949). After her are Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka (1955), Sol Plaatje (1876), Thomas François Burgers (1834), Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri (1937), Naledi Pandor (1953), and Lindiwe Sisulu (1954).

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