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South African politician (c. –)

Albert John Luthuli^[a] (c.&#; – 21 July ) was a South African anti-apartheid activist, traditional leader, and politician who served as the President-General of the African National Congress from until his death in

Luthuli was born to a Zulu family in at a Seventh-day Adventistmission in Bulawayo, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe).

In he moved to Groutville, where his parents and grandparents had lived, to attend school under the care of his uncle. After graduating from high school with a teaching degree, Luthuli became principal of a small school in Natal where he was the sole teacher.

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He accepted a government bursary to study for the Higher Teacher's Diploma at Adams College. After the completion of his studies in , he accepted a teaching position at Adams College where he was one of the first African teachers.

In , he became the secretary of the Natal Native Teachers' Association, then its president in

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