Michael Dingake
Michael Kitso Dingake | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 February 1928 Bobonong, Botswana |
| Occupation | Writer, Political activist |
| Nationality | Botswana |
| Genre | |
Michael Kitso Dingake (born 11 February 1928, in Bobonong) is a Botswana political activist and writer.[1]
Life[edit]
Educated in South Africa, Dingake joined the African National Congress in 1952. In 1966 he was sentenced to 15 years on Robben Island. Released in 1981, he worked at the University of Botswana. In 1992 he entered national politics, becoming vice-president of the Botswana National Front in 1993 and entering the National Assembly as MP for Gaborone Central in 1994. In 1998 he led the breakaway Botswana Congress Party, but lost his seat to Margaret Nasha of the Botswana Democratic Party in 1999. Retiring from politics in 2004, he became a weekly columnist for the newspaper Mmegi.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Michael Kitson Dingake (1928-) Archived 2011-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Morton, Fred; Ramsay, Jeff; Mgadla, Part Themba (2008). "Dingake, Michael Kitso (1928-)". Historical Dictionary of Botswana. African Historical Dictionaries. Vol. 108 (4th ed.). Metuchen, New Jersey: Scarecrow Press. pp. 92–3. ISBN 978-0-8108-5467-3.
External links[edit]
- Mr. Michael Kitso Dingake, Kutlwano Magazine
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Other | |
 | This article about a politician from Botswana is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This article about a Botswanan writer or poet is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1928 births
- Living people
- Members of the National Assembly (Botswana)
- Botswana journalists
- Recipients of the Order of the Companions of O. R. Tambo
- Botswana National Front politicians
- Botswana Congress Party politicians
- Academic staff of the University of Botswana
- Botswana people imprisoned abroad
- Inmates of Robben Island
- Botswana expatriates in South Africa
- Botswana people stubs
- Southern African politician stubs
- Southern African writer stubs