Julius Malema

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Julius Sello Malema (born 3 March 1981) is a South African politician and activist who is the founder and leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), a far-left 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. However, Malema's relationship with Zuma became severely strained following numerous disciplinary deliberations against him by the ANC. By 2012, he was campaigning for...

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