Daniel Alexander "Danny" Jordaan (born September 03, 1951) is a South African sports administrator as well as a former lecturer, politician and anti-apartheid activist. Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa He is best known for leading South Africa's successful Football World Cup 2010 bid. The 2010 FIFA World Cup will be the 19th FIFA World Cup, an international tournament for football, that is scheduled to take place between 11 June and
Born in Port Elizabeth, a city on the southeast coast of South Africa, Jordaan got involved in anti-apartheid activities by joining the South African Students' Organisation (SASO) in the early 1970s. The South African Students' Organisation (SASO was a body of South African students who resisted Apartheid through political action This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. This organisation was founded by Steve Biko in order to defend the rights of black students. Stephen Bantu Biko December 1946 &ndash 12 September 1977 was a noted anti-[[apartheid] activist in South Africa in the 1960s and early Later, Jordaan also became a member of the United Democratic Front and the African National Congress (ANC). The United Democratic Front ( UDF) was one of the most important anti- Apartheid organisations of the 1980s The African National Congress (ANC has been South Africa 's governing party supported by its Tripartite alliance with the Congress of South African Trade Unions
Following his studies, Jordaan became a teacher in 1974. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. From 1970 to 1983 he was a provincial cricket and football player. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered In the latter sport, he achieved professional status for a brief period. His political and sport interests soon combined and he became an activist in various organisations fighting to break down racial barriers in sport.
From 1983 to 1992 he served as the president or vice-president of various soccer boards. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) In 1993 he was appointed as a director of the Cape Town Olympic Bid Company. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Cape Town (Kaapstad Xhosa: Ikapa) is the second most populous city in South Africa, forming part of the metropolitan municipality of the The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games
His political career also progressed; in 1990 he was elected as the chairperson of the ANC branch in Port Elizabeth North. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) After the first fully inclusive South African elections in 1994, he became a member of parliament for the ANC, a position he held until 1997. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar
In 1997, he was elected as the chief executive officer of the South African Football Association (SAFA). Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar SAFA redirects here For the JAA programme see SAFA programme. He subsequently headed South Africa's unsuccessful Football World Cup 2006 bid, gaining great respect internationally for his work. The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th instance of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament As a consequence, he also led South Africa's Football World Cup 2010 bid, this time successfully.
Jordaan has served on the marketing and television board of FIFA since 1998. The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (French for International Federation of Association Football) Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) He received a special presidential award from President Nelson Mandela in 1994 as well as the presidential sport achievement award from President Thabo Mbeki in 2001. The President of South Africa, in full the President of the Republic of South Africa is the Head of state and Head of government under South Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (xolíɬaɬa mandéːla born 18 July 1918 is a former President of South Africa, the first to be elected in fully representative Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki (born 18 June 1942 is a South African politician who served as President of South Africa from 1999 to 24 September 2008 Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. He won South Africa’s marketing person of the year award in 2000. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar.
Jordaan has a BA Honours degree from the University of South Africa.
In 2004, he was voted 44th in the Top 100 Great South Africans. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Great South Africans was a South African television series that aired on SABC3 and hosted by Noeleen Maholwana Sangqu and Denis Beckett.
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