Party: | African National Congress |
Office1: | Member of the National Assembly |
Termstart1: | 1994 |
Termend1: | 1999 |
Citizenship: | South Africa |
Birth Name: | Mbengeni Gilbert Ligege |
Birth Date: | 24 June 1932 |
Otherparty: | Venda Independence People's Party |
Mbengeni Gilbert Ligege (24 June 1932 – 2004) was a South African politician and Venda traditional leader. Ho represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly for a single term from 1994 to 1999. Before that, he was active in apartheid-era opposition politics in Venda.
Born on 24 June 1932, Ligege completed his matric and became politically active in his 30s.[1] He was a leading figure in the Venda Independence People's Party, the main opposition party in the Venda bantustan.[2] He was a delegate to the negotiations to end apartheid and joined the ANC in the run-up to the 1994 general election, in which he was elected to an ANC seat in the National Assembly.[3]
Ligege died in 2004. His chieftaincy in Duthuni was inherited first by his son, Tshitondovhe Ligege, and then, in 2007, by his firstborn, Ndwamato Ligege.[4]