Simon Nkoli
South African gay rights, AIDS, and anti-apartheid activist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Simon Tseko Nkoli (26 November 1957 – 30 November 1998) was an anti-apartheid, gay rights and AIDS activist in South Africa.
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Simon Tseko Nkoli | |
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Born | (1957-11-26)26 November 1957 Soweto, Union of South Africa |
Died | 30 November 1998(1998-11-30) (aged 41) Johannesburg, South Africa |
Partner | Roy Shepherd |
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Nkoli was born in Soweto in a seSotho-speaking family. Nkoli became a youth activist against apartheid, joining the Congress of South African Students (COSAS) and with the United Democratic Front.
Nkoli's surname is pronounced "Nkodi" and was often spelled this way, including by Nkoli himself.[1]