Statecraft & Independence
Distinguished
Helen Suzman
1917 – 2009
For thirteen years, the only anti-apartheid voice in parliament
Distinguished is level 3 of 4 in the South Africa Hall of Fame: sustained excellence over a career, widely honoured at home. See how the levels work.
Why they are here
A founding member of the Progressive Party who spent thirteen years as the sole opposition to apartheid in the South African parliament — one vote against the whole House.
Helen Suzman was a South African politician and founding member of the Progressive Party, and a persistent critic of the National Party's apartheid policies from inside parliament.
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