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Garth Piet Mngomezulu
Garth Piet Mngomezulu (born 20 February 1952) is a South African politician who represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly of South Africa, National Assembly from 1994 to 2006, representing the Mpumalanga constituency. In August 2006, shortly after he vacated his seat, he was convicted of having defrauded Parliament of South Africa, Parliament in the Travelgate (South Africa), Travelgate scandal. Legislative career Mngomezulu was elected to the National Assembly in the 1994 South African general election, 1994 general election and subsequently gained re-election in 1999 South African general election, 1999 and 2004 South African general election, 2004. He represented the Mpumalanga (National Assembly of South Africa constituency), Mpumalanga constituency and served as a party Whip (politics), whip for the ANC during his third term. He resigned from Parliament in the middle of his third term, vacating his seat on 1 June 2006. By the time of his r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
African National Congress
The African National Congress (ANC) is a Social democracy, social-democratic political party in Republic of South Africa, South Africa. A liberation movement known for its opposition to apartheid, it has governed the country since 1994, when the 1994 South African general election, first post-apartheid election installed Nelson Mandela as President of South Africa. Cyril Ramaphosa, the incumbent national President, has served as President of the ANC since 18 December 2017. Founded on 8 January 1912 in Bloemfontein as the South African Native National Congress (SANNC), the organisation was formed to agitate, by moderate methods, for the rights of black South Africans. When the National Party (South Africa), National Party government came to power 1948 South African general election, in 1948, the ANC's central purpose became to oppose the new government's policy of institutionalised apartheid. To this end, its methods and means of organisation shifted; its adoption of the techn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
