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Bheki Cele

South African politician
Person Human Q4901661

Facts

11 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[9]
Date of birth
April 22, 1952
Place of birth
Umzumbe
Country of citizenship
South Africa[6]
Occupation
politician, police officer, minister
Position held
member of the National Assembly of South Africa, member of the National Assembly of South Africa, Minister of Police[7][8]
Member of political party
African National Congress[10]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[13]
Family name
Cele[11]
Given name
Bheki[12]
🏷️ Also known as
en Bheki Cele en Bhekokwakhe Hamilton Cele ja ベキ・ツェレ zh 布赫基·塞萊
🔖 Identifiers · 10
VIAF cluster ID
311770328
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n2014074422
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Bheki Cele at press conference on crime at World Cup 2010-06-29 1.jpg ↗
Described at URL
www.parliament.gov.za, www.pa.org.za
Freebase ID
/m/05sz901
JRC Names ID
14059
OpenSanctions ID
Bheki Cele
Prabook ID
2327873
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJvRQKcH7Gyq9HjPwfDKBP
Yale LUX ID
person/e348c92a-42fd-433a-8e9a-5dead8d4ee48

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Occupation 3
politician, minister, police officer
Country of citizenship 1
South Africa
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of political party 1
African National Congress
OpenSanctions ID 1
Bheki Cele
Place of birth 1
Umzumbe
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Bheki Cele was born on April 22, 1952[1], in Umzumbe[2]. He has worked as a politician[3], police officer[4], and minister[5].

FAQs

Where was Bheki Cele born?

Bheki Cele's place of birth was Umzumbe[2].

What did Bheki Cele do for work?

Bheki Cele worked as a politician[3], police officer[4], and minister[5].

Related Entities

South Africa

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Database of Cabinet Politics in Sub-Sahara Africa. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Database of Cabinet Politics in Sub-Sahara Africa. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . pa.org.za. Retrieved . pa.org.za. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . parliament.gov.za. Retrieved . parliament.gov.za. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . parliament.gov.za. Retrieved . parliament.gov.za. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . Database of Cabinet Politics in Sub-Sahara Africa. wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Database of Cabinet Politics in Sub-Sahara Africa. wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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