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Helen Suzman

South African politician (1917-2009) · South Africa · On the map · Politicians · Died at 91

Helen Suzman, OMSG, DBE 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.

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Moses-Mendelssohn-Preis1988
United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights1978
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Honorary Doctor of Brandeis University
Order for Meritorious Service
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

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South Africa
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1917 to 2009 · aged 91