Jakes Gerwel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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South African activist and academic
Date of Birth: 18-Jan-1946
Place of Birth: Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Date of Death: 28-Nov-2012
Profession: academic
Nationality: South Africa
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Jakes Gerwel
- Jakes Gerwel (18 January 1946 – 28 November 2012) was a South African academic and anti-apartheid activist.
- He served as Director-General of the Presidency when Nelson Mandela was in office.
- In 1999 Gerwel was instrumental in brokering the deal under which Lockerbie bombing suspects were extradited to Scotland.
- Following Mandela's presidency, Gerwel chaired the Nelson Mandela Foundation and the Mandela Rhodes Foundation, and also took up a number of academic and business positions until his death in November 2012.
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