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Helen Suzman
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South African politician (1917–2009)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 11
Top works
- A digest of the Fagan report
- In No Uncertain Terms - The Memoirs of Helen Suzman
- New lines in Native policy
- A digest of the native laws (Fagan) Commission
- How the United States should react to apartheid
via Open Library + Wikidata
Key facts
- Preceded by
- Eric Bell
- Succeeded by
- Tony Leon
- Born
- Helen Gavronsky , ( 1917-11-07 ) 7 November 1917, Germiston , Transvaal , Union of South Africa
- Died
- 1 January 2009 (2009-01-01) (aged 91), Johannesburg , Gauteng , South Africa
- Party
- United , Progressive , Progressive Reform , Progressive Federal , Democratic , Democratic Alliance
- Spouse
- Moses Suzman
- Relatives
- Janet Suzman (niece)
- Alma mater
- University of the Witwatersrand
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Helen
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- South Africa
- Place of birth
- Germiston
- Place of death
- Johannesburg
- Occupation
- writer
- Educated at
- University of the Witwatersrand
- Employer
- University of the Witwatersrand
- Political party
- Progressive Federal Party
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Judaism
- Image
- HelenSuzman (cropped).jpg
- Number of children
- 2
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- Commons category
- Helen Suzman
- date of birth
- 1917-11-07
- date of death
- 2009-01-01
- relative
- Janet Suzman
- name in native language
- Helen Suzman
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Encyclopedic overview
Helen Suzman, OMSG, DBE (née Gavronsky; 7 November 1917 – 1 January 2009) was a South African anti-apartheid activist and politician. She represented a series of liberal and centre-left opposition parties during her 36-year tenure in the whites-only, National Party-controlled House of Assembly of South Africa at the height of apartheid.
She hosted the meeting that founded the Progressive Party in 1959, and was its only MP in the 160-member House for thirteen years. She was the only member of the South African Parliament to consistently and unequivocally oppose all apartheid legislation.
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