Bafitlhile Pule

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Bafitlhile Pule
Member of the National Assembly
In office
23 April 2004 May 2009
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Born
Bafitlhile Edmund Pule

(1940-09-02) 2 September 1940 (age 82)
Citizenship South Africa
Political party United Christian Democratic Party

Bafitlhile Edmund Pule (born 2 September 1940) [1] is a retired South African politician from the United Christian Democratic Party (UCDP). Formerly a politician in the apartheid-era Bophuthatswana government, [2] he was one of the UCDP's three representatives in the National Assembly between 2004 and 2009. [3] Before that, he represented the party in the North West Provincial Legislature. [1]

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References

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  2. "Mangope hailed for his contribution to homeland economy". SABC News. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  3. "General Notice: Notice 717 of 2004 - Electoral Commission – List of Names of Representatives in the National Assembly and the Nine Provincial Legislatures in Respect of the Elections Held on 14 April 2004" (PDF). Government Gazette of South Africa . Vol. 466, no. 2677. Pretoria, South Africa: Government of South Africa. 20 April 2004. pp. 4–95. Retrieved 26 March 2021.