Edwin Thabo Mofutsanyana
Edwin Thabo Mofutsanyana (1899 – 1995) was born in the Witsieshoek area in the Free State. He was a teacher, miner and journalist. Mofutsanyana became an active member of the Communist Party of South Africa and the African National Congress. He studied in the Lenin School in Moscow in the 1930s where he strengthened his political knowledge. A district municipality in the eastern Free State of South Africa is named in his honour.
Edwin Thabo Mofutsanyana | |
|---|---|
| Secretary-General of the South African Communist Party | |
| In office 1936–1938 | |
| Preceded by | Moses Kotane |
| Succeeded by | Moses Kotane |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1899 Orange Free State |
| Died | 1995 (aged 95–96) Phuthaditjhaba |
| Political party | South African Communist Party African National Congress |
| Spouse | Josie Palmer |
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