Milner Langa Kabane was born in the Transkei. Kabane studied at Healdtown. He was one of the first students to enroll at the University of Fort Hare, earning a bachelor's degree in 1925. He was a president of the Orange Free State Teachers' Association and a member of the Africans' Claims committee and the Orange Free State All African Convention (AAC) executive committee. He died in Bloemfontein in 1945.
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Milner Langa Kabane

- Died
- 1945
- Updated
- 23 Aug 2019

How we know this
- 01Gerhart G.M and Karis T. (ed)(1977). From Protest to challenge: A documentary History of African Politics in South Africa: 1882-1964, Vol.4 Political Profiles 1882 - 1964. Hoover Institution Pres: Stanford University.
Last updated · 23 Aug 2019
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