# Enoch Mankayi Sontonga

> Enoch Mankayi Sontonga was a South African composer, who is best known for writing the Xhosa hymn "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika", which, in abbreviated version, has been sung as the first half of the national anthem of South Africa since 1994. Previously, it had been the official anthem of the African National Congress since 1925. This song was first adopted by Tanganyika as the national anthem, as a translated Swahili version, in 1961 following independence from Great Britain. In 1964, Zambia also adopted it as its national anthem, followed by Botswana and Zimbabwe from 1980 until 1994. South Africa adopted it as its national anthem in 1994.

*South African composer (1873-1905)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** South Africa
- **Born:** 1873
- **Died:** 1905-04-18
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 54.4 / 100
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- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100
- **Country rank:** #205

## Sources
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- [이넉 손통가](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%9D%B4%EB%84%89_%EC%86%90%ED%86%B5%EA%B0%80)
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- [Enoko Sontonga](https://ts.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enoko_Sontonga)
- [Enoch Sontonga](https://xh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enoch_Sontonga)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/f41a81c0-f39c-4ace-84a9-c05f6957a6b4)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q983169)

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