Isaac Mogase | |
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Mayor of Johannesburg | |
In office 1995–2000 | |
Preceded by | Dan Pretorius |
Succeeded by | Amos Masondo |
Chief Whip of the Majority Party | |
In office 2007–2008 | |
President | Thabo Mbeki |
Preceded by | Mbulelo Goniwe |
Succeeded by | Nathi Mthethwa |
Personal details | |
Born | 25 January 1934 |
Died | 27 April 2021 | (aged 87)
Nationality | South African |
Political party | African National Congress |
Occupation |
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Isaac Dank Mogase (25 January 1934 – 27 April 2021) was the first post-apartheid mayor of Johannesburg.
An anti-apartheid activist, he joined the ANC Youth League in the 1950s and was one of the leaders of the Soweto Crisis Committee in the 1980s.[1][2] He was jailed numerous times for his political activities.[3]
Mogase later served as a member of the National Assembly of South Africa from 2004 till 2012.[4]