Mazisi Kunene
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1930 – 2006
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Who was Mazisi Kunene?
Mazisi Kunene was a South African poet best known for his poem Emperor Shaka the Great. While in exile from South Africa's apartheid regime, Kunene was an active supporter and organizer of the anti-apartheid movement in Europe and Africa. He would later teach at UCLA and become Africa's and South Africa's poet laureate.
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- Born
- May 12, 1930
Durban - Nationality
- South Africa
- Education
- University of Natal
- Died
- Aug 11, 2006
Durban
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on July 23, 2013
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