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South African politician (1910–2001)

This article is about the South African politician. For the local municipality, see Govan Mbeki Local Municipality.

Govan Archibald Mvunyelwa Mbeki (9 July 1910 – 30 August 2001) was a South African politician, military commander, Communist leader who served as the Secretary of Umkhonto we Sizwe, at its inception in 1961.

He was also the son of Chief Sikelewu Mbeki and Johanna Mahala and also the father of the former South African president Thabo Mbeki and political economist Moeletsi Mbeki. He was a leader of the South African Communist Party and the African National Congress.

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After briefly serving as a pulpit rabbi in England, he moved to South Africa in , where he became the rabbi of the reform synagogue in Port.

After the Rivonia Trial, he was imprisoned (1963–1987) on charges of terrorism and treason, together with Nelson Mandela, Walter Sisulu, Raymond Mhlaba, Ahmed Kathrada and other eminent ANC leaders, for their role in the ANC's armed wing, Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK).

He was sometimes mentioned by his nickname "Oom Gov".

Early years

Govan Mbeki was born