James Mpanza
Male, Deceased Person
1889 – 1970
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Who was James Mpanza?
James Mpanza was convicted of both murder and fraud but he became a squatter leader in Johannesburg, South Africa from the mid-1940s until the late 1960s. In 1944 he led the land invasion that resulted in the founding of modern Soweto. Mpanza was at one time known as 'the father of Soweto'.
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- Born
- May 15, 1889
South Africa - Nationality
- South Africa
- Died
- Sep 23, 1970
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on July 23, 2013
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