Mongane Wally Serote is a South African poet and writer. He became involved in political resistance to the apartheid government by joining the African National Congress and in 1969 was arrested and detained for several months without trial. Wikipedia
Born: 1944 (age 79 years), Sophiatown, Johannesburg, South Africa
Education: Columbia University and Morris Isaacson High School
Awards: Golden Wreath and Noma Award for Publishing in Africa
Party: African National Congress
Nationality: British and South African
Known for: National Poet Laureate, 2018
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