Moses Kotane

Moses Mauane Kotane
Secretary-General of the South African Communist Party
In office 1939–1978
Succeeded by	Moses Mabhida
Treasurer General of the African National Congress
In office 1963–1973
Succeeded by	Thomas Nkobi
Personal details
Born	(1905-08-09)August 9, 1905 Tamposstad, Transvaal
Died	May 19, 1978(1978-05-19) (aged 72) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Resting place	Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow (originally) Pella, North West, South Africa (re-interred, 14 March 2015)
Political party	South African Communist Party African National Congress
Spouse(s)	Sophie Human Rebecca Selutle
Children	4 sons & 1 daughter (Bessie Dolly Khunwana)

Moses Mauane Kotane (9 August 1905 – 19 May 1978) was a South African politician and activist. Kotane was secretary general of the South African Communist Party from 1939 until his death in 1978.^[1]