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Thabo Makunyane | |
|---|---|
| Delegate to the National Council of Provinces | |
| Assembly Member for Limpopo | |
| In office 22 May 2012 – 21 April 2014 | |
| Mayor of Polokwane Local Municipality | |
| In office December 2000 – 31 August 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Freddy Greaver |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office June 1999 – 5 December 2000 | |
| Constituency | Northern Province |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thabo Lucas Makunyane 25 October 1953 |
| Died | 11 June 2020 (aged 66) |
| Citizenship | South Africa |
| Political party | African National Congress |
| Alma mater | University of the North |
Thabo Lucas Makunyane (25 October 1953 – 11 June 2020) was a South African politician and former anti-apartheid activist. He was the first mayor of Limpopo's Polokwane Local Municipality from 2000 to 2010. He also served in the National Assembly from 1999 to 2000 and in the National Council of Provinces from 2012 to 2014.
Makunyane rose to prominence in the students' movement of the 1970s, which led him to join the African National Congress (ANC) underground and become a founding member of the Congress of South African Students (COSAS). With COSAS president Ephraim Mogale, he was imprisoned on Robben Island from 1979 to 1985. Upon his release, Makunyane became vice-chairperson of the Northern Transvaal branch of the United Democratic Front (UDF), in which capacity he suffered another lengthy detention from 1986 to 1989.