biography
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Fischer, Bram
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popular name of Abram Louis Fischer
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pronunciation:
[fisher]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1908–75)
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| biography:
| Lawyer, born into a prominent Afrikaans family. He studied law in South Africa and as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford. He became an active member of the Communist Party, while also reaching the heights of the legal profession. He defended those charged in the prolonged Treason Trial of the 1950s, and led the defence team at the 1964 Rivonia trial. In 1964, he was arrested and charged with membership of the then underground Communist Party, and in 1966 was sentenced to life imprisonment. |
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