South African politician (died 2024)

Pravin Gordhan

Pravin Jamnadas Gordhan was a South African politician and anti-apartheid activist who held various ministerial posts in the Cabinet of South Africa. He served as Minister of Finance from 2009 until 2014, and again from 2015 until 2017, as Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs from 2014 until 2015, and as Minister of Public Enterprises from February 2018 until June 2024, when the entire Department of Public Enterprises and its ministry were abolished following the 2024 general elections.

Born

1949

April 12

Died

2024

Era

1940s

Country

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Pravin, in brief

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1949 Born
2024 Died

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467 Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
627 King Edwin of Northumbria is converted to Christianity by Paulinus, Bishop of York.
806 Nikephoros I of Constantinople is consecrated as patriarch of Constantinople.

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The world in 1949

When Pravin arrived

april 1 Chinese Civil War: The Chinese Communist Party holds unsuccessful peace talks with the Nationalist Party in Beijing, after three years of fighting.
april 1 The Government of Canada repeals Japanese-Canadian internment after seven years.
april 18 The Republic of Ireland Act comes into force, declaring Éire to be a republic and severing Ireland's "association" with the Commonwealth of Nations.
april 20 Amethyst incident: The People's Liberation Army attacks HMS Amethyst (F116) travelling to the British embassy in Nanjing during the Chinese Civil War.

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