- Amos Masondo
Amos Mosando (born 1953 - ) is the current mayor of the city of
Johannesburg ,South Africa . He is a member of theAfrican National Congress , and is the first elected mayor of the Unified City of Johannesburg.Born and educated in
Soweto , Mosando was a participant in the anti-Afrikaans riots in 1972. He also established undergroundUmkhonto we Sizwe cells in Soweto, and was imprisoned onRobben Island from 1975 to 1981 for his participation in anti-apartheid activities.After he was released, he served as a member of the
Soweto Civic Association , and was again detained under the emergency regulations from June 1985 to March 1986, and again from July 1986 to 1989.He was also elected as a member of the Gauteng Legislature, and was subsequently elected to serve as Mayor of Johannesburg in 2001.
Masondo is longlisted for the 2008
World Mayor award.External links
* [http://www.joburg.org.za/content/view/711/9/ Profile on Joburg city homepage]
* [http://www.joburg.org.za/content/view/738/9/ Interview on Joburg city homepage]
* [http://www.citymayors.com/mayors/johannesburg-mayor.html CityMayors profile]
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