Elijah Mdolomba

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Elijah H. Mdolomba was a South African politician and reverend. He was the Secretary-General of the African National Congress from 1930 to 1936. [1] [2]

Biography

Mdolomba was born in the Cape Colony and received his education at Healdtown. He became an ordained reverend. [3]

In the 1920s, Mdolomba served at the helm of the African National Congress in the Cape Colony. He went on to serve as Secretary-General of the ANC, and was succeeded by James Calata. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Elijah H. Mdolomba". South African History Online. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  2. "Secretary General". African National Congress. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  3. Denis, Philippe (2017). "A Case of Pastoral Myopia? The South African Church's Ambiguous Response to the Erosion of Family Life in the Early Years of the Migrant Labor System". The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 50 (3): 439–460. ISSN   0361-7882.