Published Date:
02 January 2009
By russell jackson
THE veteran anti-apartheid campaigner Helen Suzman died yesterday, aged 91.
Her daughter, Frances Jowell, said she died peacefully at home in Johannesburg.
The family plans to follow a private funeral this weekend with a public memorial in February.
Ms Suzman had a special place in South African history, being generally recognised as the most effective parliamentary fighter against apartheid policies.
For 13 years – from 1961 to 1974 – she was the sole representative in parliament of the Progressive Party, forerunner of the Democratic Party.
She was born in Germiston, Gauteng, on 7 November, 1917 to a Jewish Lithuanian immigrant couple. She retired from politics in 1989.
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Last Updated:
01 January 2009 10:34 PM
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Source:
The Scotsman
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Location:
Edinburgh
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Related Topics:
Apartheid
