Three years before his death Moses Kotane, member of the South African Communist Party (SACP) and the African National Congress (ANC), was awarded the ANC's highest honour of Isitwalandwe/Seaparankoe. The ceremony to honour him with this award coincided with his 70th birthday celebration. It was held in Moscow where he had been hospitalised since 1969.
eventREF E-0012240Revised
9 August 1975
Moses Kotane receives Isitwalandwe/Seaparankoe
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- 30 Sep 2019
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- 01Isitwalandwe / Seaparankoe the Highest Award of Honour [Online], Available at : www.anc.org.za, [Accessed 08 August 2013]
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Moses Kotane receives Isitwalandwe/Seaparankoe. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012240
South African History Online (2011) 'Moses Kotane receives Isitwalandwe/Seaparankoe', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012240 (Accessed: 6 October 2026).
South African History Online, Moses Kotane receives Isitwalandwe/Seaparankoe [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012240, (accessed 6 October 2026).
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South African History Online. "Moses Kotane receives Isitwalandwe/Seaparankoe." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012240.
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