Isaac Mogase Explained

Isaac Mogase
Office1:Mayor of Johannesburg
Term Start1:1995
Term End1:2000
Predecessor1:Dan Pretorius
Successor1:Amos Masondo
Office2:Chief Whip of the Majority Party
Term Start2:2007
Term End2:2008
President2:Thabo Mbeki
Predecessor2:Mbulelo Goniwe
Successor2:Nathi Mthethwa
Birth Date:25 January 1934
Nationality:South African
Party:African National Congress

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: City mourns passing of former Mayor Isaac Mogase . 2021-04-28 . www.polity.org.za . en.
  2. Web site: Mokhoali . Veronica . CoJ's first democratic Mayor Isaac Mogase has passed away . 2021-04-28 . ewn.co.za . en.
  3. Web site: 2012-07-05 . Descrier - South Africa: The Beloved Country - Crying Out For Leadership . 2021-04-28 . Descrier . en-US.
  4. News: Alex mourns 'Mr Clean' Mogase. Alex News. 2021-05-19. 2022-02-01.