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Mosiuoa (Terror Lekota) Lekota

Leader of the Congress of the People (COPE)

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Mosiuoa (Terror Lekota) Gerard Patrick Lekota

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Date of Birth: 13-08-1948 Place of Birth: Senekal District, Free State

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St. Francis College (1969)

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Mr Lekota is Chairman and Leader of the Congress of the People (COPE), 2008. He is former Minister of Defence, Republic of South Africa from 1999 - 2008.

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Chairman - Congress of the People (COPE), South Africa: (2008 - present)

Member - ANC National Executive Committee: (1991 - present)

Leader - Congress of the People (Cope)

Member - ANC National Working Committee

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Minister - Department of Defence: (1999 - 2008)

National Chairperson - ANC: (1997 - 2007)

Chairman - National Council of Provinces: (1997 - 1999)

Premier - Free State Province, Free State: (1994 - 1996)

Secretary - ANC Election Commission: (1992 - 1992)

Chief of Intelligence - ANC: (1991 - 1992)

Organiser - ANC, Northern Free State: (1990 - ---)

Founder Member & Public Secretary - United Democratic Front: (1983 - ---)

Organiser - South African Student's Organisation (SASO): (1974 - 1975)

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St. Francis College , Mariannhill (1969)

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He was instrumental in organising victory celebrations when Mozambique won its freedom from Portuguese colonial rule in 1974.

He was sent to Robben Island Prison from 1974-82, for conspiring to commit acts endangering maintenance of law and order.

In 1985, he was detained and later sentenced in the Delmas Treason Trial. However, he was released in 1989 after the Appeal Court reviewed the sentence.

On 08 October 2008, he announced that the faction of the party that was loyal to President Mbeki would serve divorce papers, indicating a secession from the ANC and the creation of a new political party.

He is called Terror because of his style of soccer playing when he was young.

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Mosiuoa (Terror Lekota) Lekota

Leader of the Congress of the People (COPE)

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Cope targets spokespeople

Lekota to be sworn in as Cope MP

Lekota back in Parliament

The curse of the Nafcoc deputy president post

Lekota: Shilowa grandstanding

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