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Bram Fischer, Afrikaner, lawyer and anti-apartheid activist, was born OTD in 1908. After defending Nelson Mandela at the Rivonia trial in 1963 and 64, he was put on trial himself by the apartheid government and sentenced to life imprisonment. 1./
Bram Fischer, Afrikaner, lawyer and anti-apartheid activist, was born OTD in 1908. After defending Nelson Mandela at the Rivonia trial in 1963 and 64, he was put on trial himself by the apartheid government and sentenced to life imprisonment. 1./
His wife, Molly a niece of Jan Smuts, was an anti-apartheid activist in her own right. She was one of over 1500 South Africans detained without trial during the state of emergency imposed after the Sharpeville Massacre.
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How do you guys feel about a little bit of history this Monday evening?
Oh, today's Tuesday. I seem to be slower than the times. Is it because of my addiction to history? 😂
Let's journey to South Africa. The Zulu Country with the setting in mid 18th century.
Let's journey to South Africa. The Zulu Country with the setting in mid 18th century.
Mkabayi Kajama The Zulu Princess
Shaka Zulu was a great warrior and king of the Zulu in South Africa. His story has fascinated historians, who have tried to figure out the aspects that drove him to be the conqueror he is known today.
Shaka Zulu was a great warrior and king of the Zulu in South Africa. His story has fascinated historians, who have tried to figure out the aspects that drove him to be the conqueror he is known today.
