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Key facts
- Deputy
- Godrich Gardee
- Preceded by
- Party established
- Succeeded by
- Collen Maine
- Constituency
- Limpopo
- Born
- Julius Sello Malema , ( 1981-03-03 ) 3 March 1981 (age 45) , Seshego , Transvaal Province , South Africa
- Party
- EFF (2013–present)
- Other political affiliations
- ANC (1990–2012)
- Spouse
- Mantwa Matlala ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2014 )
- Alma mater
- University of South Africa , University of the Witwatersrand
- Occupation
- Politician
- Nickname
- Juju
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Julius
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- South Africa
- Place of birth
- Seshego
- Occupation
- politician
- Educated at
- University of South Africa
- Political party
- Economic Freedom Fighters
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Official website
- www.juliusmalema.co.za
- Image
- Julius Malema 2011-09-14 (cropped).jpg
- Convicted of
- hate crime
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- date of birth
- 1981-03-03
- Commons category
- Julius Malema
- described at URL
- www.pa.org.za/person/julius-sello-malema
- ethnic group
- Pedi people
- social media followers
- 3792080
- P10632
- Julius Malema
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Encyclopedic overview
Julius Sello Malema (born 3 March 1981) is a South African politician. He is the founder and leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), a communist and black nationalist political party since 2013. Before founding the EFF, he served as president of the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) from 2008 until his expulsion from the party in 2012.
As a child, Malema joined the ANC and was a highly engaged member while growing up; he was ultimately elected president of its Youth League in April 2008 under controversial circumstances. While president, he was an early proponent of nationalising South Africa's mining industry and expropriating land without compensation. He rose to national prominence as an outspoken supporter of Jacob Zuma, then ANC president and later President of South Africa.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Julius Malema” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.