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John Langalibalele Dube
Inanda, South Africa
Archival Overview
Educator, editor, and the founding first president of the South African Native National Congress (later the ANC) in 1912.
Biographical Record
John Dube studied at Oberlin College in the United States, where he was deeply inspired by Booker T. Washington's Tuskegee Institute. Returning to Natal, he founded the Ohlange Institute in 1901, the first educational institution in South Africa founded and run by Black Africans.
Dube also founded the influential bilingual newspaper 'Ilanga lase Natal' in 1903. In 1912, representatives from across southern Africa gathered in Bloemfontein and elected Dube the first president of the South African Native National Congress. In 1994, Nelson Mandela cast his vote in South Africa's first democratic election at Dube's Ohlange Institute.
Key Life Milestones
Founding Ohlange Institute
Established South Africa's first African-founded and directed secondary education institution.
Election as SANNC President
Elected first president of the South African Native National Congress to unite all African ethnic groups.
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Final Resting Place
Perpetual MemorialInanda, South Africa