Jomo Khasu
Early life and activism
Early life and activism
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Khasu was born on 15 July 1961\. During [apartheid](/wiki/Apartheid "Apartheid"), he was active in political organising in the former [Bophuthatswana](/wiki/Bophuthatswana "Bophuthatswana") homeland. He was a member of the national executive of the [United Democratic Front](/wiki/United_Democratic_Front_%28South_Africa%29 "United Democratic Front (South Africa)") and was detained during the state of emergency imposed in June 1986\. His brother, Khotso Frank Khasu, went into exile with [Umkhonto we Sizwe](/wiki/UMkhonto_we_Sizwe "UMkhonto we Sizwe") and later became a civil servant and businessman.


Why did Khotso Frank Khasu go into exile with Umkhonto we Sizwe?