Jakes Gerwel
Jakes Gerwel (18 January 1946 – 28 November 2012) was a South African academic and anti-apartheid activist. He served as Director-General of the Presidency when Nelson Mandela was in office. In 1999 Gerwel was instrumental in brokering the deal under which Lockerbie bombing suspects were extradited to Scotland. Following Mandela's presidency, Gerwel chaired the Nelson Mandela Foundation and the Mandela Rhodes Foundation, and also took up a number of academic and business positions until his death in November 2012.
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Jakes Gerwel
Jakes Gerwel (18 January 1946 – 28 November 2012) was a South African academic and anti-apartheid activist. He served as Director-General of the Presidency when Nelson Mandela was in office. In 1999 Gerwel was instrumental in brokering the deal under which Lockerbie bombing suspects were extradited to Scotland. Following Mandela's presidency, Gerwel chaired the Nelson Mandela Foundation and the Mandela Rhodes Foundation, and also took up a number of academic and business positions until his death in November 2012.
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Gert Johannes Gerwel
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1946-01-18
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Gert Johannes Gerwel
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Chair, Human Sciences Research Council
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Chairman, Media24
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Chairman, South African Airways
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Chairperson of Policy Committee, Cricket World Cup
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Global Chairman, Aurecon
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Chancellor, Rhodes University
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Director-General, Office of the President of South Africa
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Secretary of the Cabinet, Government of National Unity
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Vice-Chancellor, University of the Western Cape
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Nelson Mandela
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Phoebe Gerwel
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