Details:# Full Name Raymond Mphakamisi Mhlaba[1][2]
Date of Birth
February 12, 1920[1][2]
Place of Birth
Mazoka village, Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape, South Africa[1][2]
Date of Death
February 20, 2005[1][2]
Place of Death
Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa[7]
Education
Mhlaba attended school at Healdtown, a Methodist boarding school, but was forced to drop out because of financial problems. Later, he completed high school and earned a diploma in business economics[2].
Spouses Names
- Joyce Meke (m. 1943; died 1960)
- Dedika Heliso (m. 1986)[2][5]
Children Names
Mhlaba had three children with his second wife, Dedika Heliso. The names of the children are not specified in the search results[7].
Parents Names
Mhlaba was one of eight children of a policeman[2].
Affiliated Organizations’ Names
- African National Congress (ANC), Member[1][2]
- South African Communist Party, Member[1][2]
- Umkhonto we Sizwe, Overall Commander from August 1962 to July 1963[1]
- Premier of the Eastern Cape, In office from May 7, 1994, to February 4, 1997[1]
- High Commissioner to Uganda and Rwanda, In office from 1997 to 2001[1]