Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Fischer, Abraham Louis "Bram"
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- Fischer, Bram
- Fischer, Abram
- Fischer, Abraham
- Fischer, Braam
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Dates of existence
23 April 1980 - 8 May 1975
History
Lawyer and political and anti-apartheid activist. Leader of the CPSA/SACP. Member of the Congress of Democrats (COD). Charged with incitement for his involvement in the African Mine Workers’ Strike for better wages in 1946. Successfully defended Mandela and other leading ANC members in the Treason Trial. Led the defence in the Rivonia Trial, 1963–64. Continually subjected to banning orders and in 1966 he was sentenced to life imprisonment for violating the Suppression of Communism Act and conspiring to commit sabotage. Awarded the Lenin Peace Prize in 1967.
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Related entity
Wilson, Ilse Fischer
Identifier of related entity
ZA-COM-01507
Category of relationship
family
Type of relationship
Wilson, Ilse Fischer is the child of Fischer, Abraham Louis "Bram"
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Fischer, Percy
Identifier of related entity
ZA-COM-10931
Category of relationship
family
Type of relationship
Fischer, Percy is the child of Fischer, Abraham Louis "Bram"
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Fischer, Ruth (1895 - 1918)
Identifier of related entity
ZA-COM-10929
Category of relationship
family
Type of relationship
Fischer, Ruth is the child of Fischer, Abraham Louis "Bram"
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Fischer, Molly (23 February 1908 - 13 June 1964)
Identifier of related entity
ZA-COM-08932
Category of relationship
family
Type of relationship
Fischer, Molly is the spouse of Fischer, Abraham Louis "Bram"
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ZA-COM-01032
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