# President Cyril Ramaphosa has hailed Advocate Duma Nokwe as a true revolutionary. Delivering a eulogy at Nokwe’s reburial ceremony in Johannesburg, Ramaphosa praised his unwavering principles and courage. Nokwe, the first black advocate admitted to the Johannesburg Bar, served as ANC Secretary-General from 1958 to 1969. He died in exile in Zambia in 1978. Ramaphosa noted his contribution to the Freedom Charter:
Ramaphosa hails advocate Duma Nokwe as a true revolutionary [SOUND]
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