Mosima Gabriel “Tokyo” Sexwale is a South African businessman, politician, anti-apartheid activist, and former political prisoner. Sexwale was imprisoned on Robben Island for his anti-apartheid activities, alongside figures such as Nelson Mandela.
Sexwale was born in the township of Orlando West, in Soweto. His father was a clerk at Johannesburg General Hospital and had fought against the Germans in World War II. Sexwale grew up amid the turmoil of the black township’s upheaval and graduated from Orlando West High School in 1973.
Tokyo Sexwale
BORN: 5 March 1953 (age 68)
HOME TOWN: Transvaal, South Africa
PARENT: Godlieve Sexwale (mother) and Frank Sexwale (father)
SPOUSE: Judy van Vuuren (m. 1993; div. 2014)
CHILDREN: Gabrielle Sexwale, Chris Sexwale
OCCUPATION: Politician, Businessperson
NICKNAME(S): Tokyo
AWARDS: Sexwale has received many honours and awards, including the Légion d’honneur from France, an honorary doctorate from Nottingham Trent University, an honorary doctorate from De Montfort University, the Order of the Freedom of Havana (Cuba), the Cross of Valour (Ruby Class) from South Africa…
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