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Malema is well known for his xenophobic comments against Afrikaners (the white minority in South Africa), being a strong defender of the idea of expropriating the farms of the country's white farmers without compensation, and has incited many of his supporters to commit acts of violence against whites. He has also been involved in corruption cases. | Malema is well known for his xenophobic comments against Afrikaners (the white minority in South Africa), being a strong defender of the idea of expropriating the farms of the country's white farmers without compensation, and has incited many of his supporters to commit acts of violence against whites. He has also been involved in corruption cases. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Malema was born | Malema was born in Seshego, in the Transvaal Province, the son of a single mother who worked as a domestic servant. At the age of 9 or 10 he would meet the African National Congress (ANC), and as a young man he would dedicate himself to removing [[propaganda]] posters from the [[National Party (South Africa)|National Party]]. Malema graduate from Mohlakaneng High School. | ||
In 1990, he formally joined the African National Congress, and later became chairman of the Youth League branch in Seshego and regional chairman in 1995. In 1997 he became chairman of the Congress of South African Students in Limpopo province, and was elected as national president of that organisation in 2001. | In 1990, he formally joined the African National Congress, and later became chairman of the Youth League branch in Seshego and regional chairman in 1995. In 1997 he became chairman of the Congress of South African Students in Limpopo province, and was elected as national president of that organisation in 2001. | ||