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Abraham Louis Fischer (23 April 1908 – 8 May 1975) was a South African Communist lawyer of Afrikaner descent with partial Anglo-African ancestry from his paternal grandmother, notable for anti- apartheid activism and for the legal defence of anti-apartheid figures, including Nelson Mandela, at the Rivonia Trial.
May 7, 2019 · Bram Fischer was a senior advocate for Nelson Mandela and other ANC leaders in the Rivonia Trial. He was also a leader of the banned SACP and a prisoner of conscience who died in jail in 1975.
Synopsis: Lawyer and Chairman of the SACP. First Name: Abram "Bram" Last Name: Fischer. Date of Birth: 23-April-1908. Location of Birth: Orange Free State, South Africa. Date of Death: 08 May 1975. Location of Death: Bloemfontein,Orange Free State, South Africa. Gender: Male.
April 23, 2008 – Abraham “Bram” Fischer, who was born on April 23, 1908 into the Afrikaner establishment, is remembered, 100 years later, as a hero in the struggle against apartheid.
Feb 9, 2022 · The Bi-annual Bram Fischer Lecture takes place on 10 February 2022 to celebrate and honour his life. Like many events over the past two years, it will be a virtual lecture, making it accessible...
Bram Fischer was a white lawyer and communist who defended Nelson Mandela and other ANC leaders at the Rivonia Trial. He also helped forge a multiracial alliance against apartheid and averted a civil war in South Africa.
The lawyer Bram Fischer fought against South Africa’s policy of apartheid, or racial discrimination. He was imprisoned after helping to save Nelson Mandela and other black leaders from execution. Fischer was also a leader of the South African Communist Party (SACP).
