Pius Langa, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Pius Langa

South African judge and activist

Date of Birth: 25-Mar-1939

Place of Birth: Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Date of Death: 24-Jul-2013

Profession: judge, lawyer

Nationality: South Africa

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Pius Nkonzo Langa SCOB (25 March 1939 – 24 July 2013) was previously Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa.
He was appointed to the bench in 1994 by Nelson Mandela, he became Deputy Chief Justice in 2001 and was elevated as Chief Justice in 2005 by Thabo Mbeki.
He retired in October 2009.
He died in 2013, aged 74, following a long illness.