Mohammed Moosa Motala
Names: Motala, Mohammed Moosa
Born: 1920
Died: 20 May 2005
In summary: Mohammed Moosa Motala was born in 1920 in Durban, Natal. In 1938 Motala matriculated at Sastri College and studied medicine in Bombay, India, from 1939. It was
Mohammed Moosa Motala was born in 1920 in Durban, Natal. In 1938 Motala matriculated at Sastri College and studied medicine in Bombay, India, from 1939. It was at the height of the Indian struggle for liberation against British colonialism. At Sastri College, Motala became involved in student politics. After qualifying as a medical doctor in 1947 and doing his internship, he returned to South Africa to set up a medical practice in Pietermaritzburg, the second Black doctor to do so.
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