Mazisi Kunene South African Writer
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Details
| First Name |
Mazisi
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| Last Name |
Kunene
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| Birthday |
12th May, 1930
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| Birthplace |
Durban, South Africa
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| Died |
11th August, 2006
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| Place of Death |
Durban, South Africa
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| Zodiac Sign |
Taurus
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| Nationality |
South African
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| Occupation Text |
poet, national historian and diplomat
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| Occupation |
Writer
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Mazisi (Raymond) Kunene (12 May 1930 – 11 August 2006) was a South African poet best known for his poem Emperor Shaka the Great. While in exile from South Africa's apartheid regime, Kunene was an active supporter and organizer of the anti-apartheid movement in Europe and Africa. He would later teach at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and become Africa's and South Africa's poet laureate.