Template:Did you know nominations/Franklin Sonn

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The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 talk 17:37, 5 June 2025 (UTC)

Franklin Sonn

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... that Franklin Sonn was the first black South African ambassador to the United States of America?

Source: Ebony Magazine, December 1995 "Franklin Sonn is first black South African ambassador in Washington"

ALT1: ... that Franklin Sonn was a regular correspondent of Nelson Mandela during his imprisonment? Source: Ebony Magazine, December 1995 "His personal contributions to the struggle did not go unrecognized by future President Mandela, who in a letter written from his prison cell to Sonn in the late 1980s applauded his efforts. The two remained in regular contact throughout those difficult years."
ALT2: ... that despite marching alongside Desmond Tutu, Franklin Sonn only joined the African National Congress after the fall of Apartheid? Source: Ebony Magazine, December 1995 "And I never hesitated to lead marches with Archbishop Tutu" … "Even though Sonn did not join the ANC until much later"
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Comment: Maybe one could combine hook 1 and hook 2.

Created by Slashme (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Slashme (talk) 10:19, 2 May 2025 (UTC).

Date, length, hook ok. No QPQ needed. Close paraphrase not found. I prefer ALT0 hook, as concise and relevant. --Soman (talk) 23:26, 31 May 2025 (UTC)