Trial of South African Communist party members begins

Date: 20 Nov 1964
Updated: 22 Aug 2019

The trial of Abram Fischer QC, and thirteen others, charged with being members of the Communist Party and conspiracy to commit sabotage begins. The Communist Party was banned at that stage.

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Trial of South African Communist party members begins. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012031

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"Trial of South African Communist party members begins." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012031. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "Trial of South African Communist party members begins." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012031.