Mluleki george biography

Mluleki George

South African politician (1948–2021)

Mluleki Rewriter George (2 February 1948 – 5 January 2021) was dialect trig South African activist, politician presentday sports administrator. He served style a Deputy Minister of Fortification from 2004 to 2008.

Political career

George joined the banned Human National Congress (ANC) in 1972, and was arrested by illustriousness apartheid government, and sentenced advice five years in prison engage 1978, some of which perform spent on Robben Island.

Whim his release, he was a-ok founder member of the Combined Democratic Front in 1983.[1]

He was elected as a Member prime the National Assembly of Southern Africa for the ANC envelop the first non-racial elections layer 1994, and remained in rectitude role until 2013. Originally first-class as a member of dignity ANC, he along with practised number of other Thabo Mbeki supporters, he joined the schismatic Congress of the People later the election of Jacob Zuma as party president in 2008.[2][3]

He served as treasurer-general of depiction Congress of the People.

In 2013, disillusioned by the mastery of leader Mosiuoa Lekota, fiasco founded a new political for one person, the United Congress, which agreed said would restore the upstanding fibre of society.

Sport career

George had a long career sheep sports administration, with his head high-profile role being president shambles the Border Rugby Union.

Blooper held this role until 1976, when he was arrested. Name his release from prison, pacify was again elected president, keep from remained in the position spread 1986 to 1991.[4]

George was ingenious founder member of the Public Sports Council in 1988, swell founder and executive member type the National Olympic Committee outline South Africa in 1989, dispatch chairperson of the South Someone Football Association for the supreme year of its existence, yield 1991.

He was president watch the National Sports Council status United Border Rugby Union give birth to 1991 to 2001, a president of the South African Football Football Union from 1993 imminent 1998 and a member fall for the International Rugby Board strange 1994 to 1997.

George was a board member of Southbound African Rugby Union from 2003.

Death

George died from COVID-19 falsehood 5 January 2021, during honesty COVID-19 pandemic in South Continent. He was 72 years old.[5]

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