James Calata

The Reverend James Arthur Calata
Born	(1895-07-22)22 July 1895
Died	16 June 1983(1983-06-16) (aged 87)

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James Arthur Calata (1895 – 1983) was a South African priest and politician. He was the Secretary-General of the African National Congress from 1936 to 1949. He was appointed a canon of the Grahamstown Cathedral making him the first Black canon in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa.^[1]^[2]

Notes and references

Goedhals, M.M. (1995). "Calata, James Arthur". In Verwey, Elizabeth J. New Dictionary of South African Biography. HSRC Press. ISBN 978-0-7969-1648-8.
Goedhals, Mandy (Feb 2003). "African Nationalism and Indigenous Christianity: A Study in the Life of James Calata (1895-1983)". Journal of Religion in Africa. 33 (1): 63–82. JSTOR 1581635 – via Jstor. (subscription required (help)).
Logie, Bartle; Snaddon, Ann (2006). Water in the wilderness. Bluecliff Pub.
"Rev. James Arthur Calata". www.sahistory.org. Retrieved 2013-07-21.

History

Leaders

Secretary-General	1912–1915 S. T. Plaatje 1915–1917 R. V. S. Thema 1917–1919 S. Msane 1919–1923 H.L. Bud-M'belle 1923–1927 T. D. Mweli-Skota 1927–1930 E. J. Khaile 1930–1936 E. Mdolomba 1936–1949 James Calata 1949–1955 W. M. U. Sisulu 1955–1958 O. R. Tambo 1958–1969 P. P. D. Nokwe 1969–1991 A. B. Nzo 1991–1997 M. C. Ramaphosa 1997–2007 K. Motlanthe 2007–present G. Mantashe

President	1912–1917 J. L. Dube 1917–1924 S. M. Makgatho 1924–1927 Z. R. Mahabane 1927–1930 J. T. Gumede 1930–1936 P. ka Isaka Seme 1937–1940 Z. R. Mahabane 1940–1949 A. B. Xuma 1949–1952 J. S. Moroka 1952–1967 A. J. Lutuli 1967–1991 O. R. Tambo 1991–1997 N. R. Mandela 1997–2007 T. M. Mbeki 2007–present J. G. Zuma

Deputy President	1952–1958 N. R. Mandela 1958–1985 O. R. Tambo 1985–1991 N. R. Mandela 1991–1994 W. M. U. Sisulu 1994–1997 T. M. Mbeki 1997–2007 J. G. Zuma 2007–2012 K. Motlanthe 2012-present M. C. Ramaphosa

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