John June Nquku was an early Swaziland

Swaziland

Swaziland, officially the Kingdom of Swaziland , and sometimes called Ngwane or Swatini, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa, bordered to the north, south and west by South Africa, and to the east by Mozambique...

 nationalist and political leader. Though born in Pietermaritzburg

Pietermaritzburg

Pietermaritzburg is the capital and second largest city in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was founded in 1838, and is currently governed by the Msunduzi Local Municipality. Its "purist" Zulu name is umGungundlovu, and this is the name used for the district municipality...

, South Africa

South Africa

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 of Zulu parents, Nquku moved to Swaziland in 1930 to become the first African inspector of Swazi schools. In 1945, Nquku became President of the Progressive Association, which later became the Swaziland Progressive Party

Swaziland Progressive Party

The Swaziland Progressive Party was the first political party founded in Swaziland.-Background:A Progressive Association was founded in 1929 under the auspices of the Resident Commissioner of the British Empire. In 1935, the Association had less than 100 members. In 1939, the Association split...

in 1959-1960. In 1962, Nquku was deposed as party leader for allegedly corrupt and dictatorial practices.