Thomas Nkobi
Thomas Titus Nkobi | |
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Treasurer General of the African National Congress | |
In office 1973–1994 | |
Preceded by | Moses Kotane |
Personal details | |
Born | Plumtree, Southern Rhodesia | 22 October 1922
Died | 25 September 1994 Johannesburg, South Africa | (aged 71)
Political party | African National Congress |
Spouse | Winnifred Mangoane Nkobi |
Children | 5 |
Thomas Titus Nkobi (22 October 1922 – 25 September 1994) was a senior leader of the South African African National Congress (ANC) and a key figure in the Anti-Apartheid movement. Until his death he was the Treasurer General of the ANC and also its Member of Parliament.
Life
Thomas Titus Nkobi ("Comrade T.G.") was born on 22 October 1922 in
His initial political involvement against the
In 1957 Thomas Nkobi shot to prominence when he chaired the Second Alexandra Peoples Transport Committee which was co-ordinating a bus boycott in the Johannesburg and
During the 1960
From 1968 to 1973 he served as deputy to then Treasurer General of the ANC, Moses Kotane. He was elected Treasurer General of the ANC in 1973, a post to which he was re-elected at all subsequent national conferences of the organisation.
After the ANC was in legalised in 1990 he returned to South Africa. There he oversaw the ANCs budget for South Africa's first democratic election, which brought the ANC to power. Thomas Nkobi was re-elected as Treasurer General at the party's 48th National Conference in 1991 and also elected as Member of Parliament, member of the ANC National Executive Committee (NEC) and member of the ANC's National Working Committee (NWC); one of several elders with moderate views who retained leadership positions.
Death
He died on 25 September 1994, in Johannesburg after suffering a fatal stroke. He is buried at Thomas Titus Nkobi Memorial Park (formerly known as South Park Cemetery) in Johannesburg.
Honours
In 2004, Thomas Nkobi posthumously received the Order of Luthuli in Gold for his "exceptional and selfless contribution to the struggle for a non-racial, non-sexist, free and democratic South Africa".
Literature
- Ellis, Stephen & Sechaba, Tsepo (1992). Comrades Against Apartheid: the ANC and the South African Communist Party in exile. James Currey Publishers. pp. 48, 61, 128, 150, 166, 177, 196. ISBN 0852553528.
- ISBN 9171064478.
- Maharaj, Zarina (2006). Dancing to a Different Rhythm. New Holland Publishers. pp. 15, 136, 146. ISBN 1770071083.
- Sellström, Tor (1999). Sweden and national liberation in Southern Africa. Vol. 1, Formation of a popular opinion (1950-1970) (PDF). Nordiska Afrikainstitutet. ISBN 91-7106-430-3.
- Sellström, Tor (1999). Liberation in Southern Africa - regional and Swedish voices: interviews from Angola, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, the frontline and Sweden (PDF). Nordiska Afrikainstitutet. pp. 104, 132, 136, 143, 146, 161, 164, 171, 201, 248, 252, 254pp. ISBN 9171065008.
- South African Democracy Education Trust, ed. (2004). The Road to Democracy in South Africa : Vol. 1: 1960–1970. New Holland Publishers. pp. 59pp, 65, 67, 72, 76pp, 79, 207, 352, 446, 477, 494pp, 596, 603, 608. ISBN 1868729060.
- Thomas, Scott (1996). The Diplomacy of Liberation: The Foreign Relations of the African National Congress Since 1960. I.B.Tauris. pp. 43, 57, 179. ISBN 1850439931.
Films
- Hold up the Sun: The ANC and Popular Power in the Making. – Ulibambe lingashoni. / Episode 3 Interview with Thomas Nkobi. The Documentary History of the ANC: episode 1. Roots of struggle, [1912–1948] (52 min.). Episode 2. Enter the masses, [1949–1958] (52 min.). Episode 3. Submit or fight, [1958–1969] (52 min.). Episode 4. The new generation, [1968–1983] (52 min.). Episode 5. Not the kings and generals, [1983–1990] (52 min.). (English) Publisher: Ster-Kinekor Video. Braamfontein, Johannesburg, 1993.
External links
- "ANC Archives, Thomas Nkobi". ANC Research, ANC. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- "SPEECH BY PRESIDENT MANDELA AT THE UNVEILING OF THE TOMBSTONE OF THOMAS NKOBI". Nelson Mandela, ANC. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- "ANC STRUCTURES AND PERSONNEL, 1960 – 1994". ANC. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- "CLOSING ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA AT THE 49TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS 1994". ANC. Archived from the original on 12 February 2007. Retrieved 30 May 2007.
- "ADDRESS OF PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE SECOND SESSION OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARLIAMENT 1995". ANC. Archived from the original on 13 February 2007. Retrieved 30 May 2007.
- "The Order of Luthuli in Gold Awarded to Thomas Titus Nkobi". The Presidency, Government of South Africa. Retrieved 1 October 2015.