Chief Kgoloko Walter Morwamoche (5 December 1953 – June 2014) was a South African politician and Pedi traditional leader. He represented the

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(ANC) in the

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from 1999 to 2009, serving the

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constituency.

Life and career

Morwamoche was born on 5 December 1953. He inherited the chieftaincy of a Pedi clan, the Kgoloko of Madibong in present-day Makhuduthamaga, Limpopo. He was elected to two consecutive terms in the National Assembly in

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and

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. He was a member of the ANC's Limpopo caucus and served in the

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. Morwamoche died in June 2014 and was succeeded as traditional leader by his first-born son.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Morwamoche, Kgoloko African National Congress politicians 21st-century South African politicians 20th-century South African politicians Members of the National Assembly of South Africa Northern Sotho people 1953 births 2014 deaths