Oscar Dumisani Dhlomo, politician and businessman, is born

Date: 28 Dec 1943
Updated: 30 Sep 2019

Oscar Dumisani Dhlomo, politician and businessman, is born

Politician and businessman Oscar Dhlomo was born at Putellos, Umbumbulu, Natal. Dhlomo served in the homeland government of Kwa-Zulu under the leadership of Mangosuthu Buthelezi as Minister of Education and Culture. He was later elected Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) Secretary-General On 1 June 1990 Dhlomo resigned as Inkatha Secretary-General, the KwaZulu cabinet and the KwaZulu legislative assembly. He subsequently resigned from Inkatha to form the Institute for Multi-Party Democracy, a political research organisation, serving as the executive chairman.

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Oscar Dumisani Dhlomo, politician and businessman, is born. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011653

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