| Kader Asmal |
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| 1934 births | |
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| south african politicians | |
| alumni of the london school of economics | |
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EARLY LIFE Kader grew up in Stanger , KwaZulu-Natal and while still a school-boy he met with Chief Albert Luthuli who inspired him towards human rights. In 1959 , Kader qualified as a Teacher , moved to London where he enrolled at the London School Of Economics And Political Science . POLITICAL CAREER While in London he started the British Anti-Apartheid Movement and when he joined the Trinity College , Dublin , Ireland as a teacher of human rights, labour and international law, he started the Irish Anti-Apartheid Movement . Kader qualified as a Barrister , LLM(LSE) and MA(Dublin) in both the London and Dublin Bars. In 1983 , he was awarded the Prix Unesco for his involvement in the international inquiries into human rights violations. Kader served on the African National Congress ' constitutional committee from 1986 . In 1990 , Kader returned to South Africa and shortly afterwards was elected to the African National Congress' National Executive Committee. In 1994 he became Minister Of Education after the historic South African General Elections . |
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