Farid Ahmed Adams
1933 -
1933 -
| Names: | Adams, Farid Ahmed |
| Date of Birth: | 1933 |
| Date of Death: | |
| Place of Birth: | India |
| Place of Death: | |
| Gender: | Male |
 |
In Summary :
Born in 1933, in India he came to South Africa with his family in 1935. Adams joined South African Indian Congress (SAIC) and South African Communist Party in the forties during the anti-Ghetto Act campaign. With the SAIC he collected food and money for families whose wage earners were jail during the 1952 Defiance Campaign. During the 1950s he was arrested several times in protest campaigns. He was convicted for painting Freedom Charter slogans in 1955.
Notable as the first accused, alphabetically, in the Treason Trial. Regina v.F. Adams and others, which lasted from 1956 to 1961. At the time of his arrest for treason in 1956 he was employed as a clerk. He was banned in 1960.
Contribute more biographical info/pictures on this person as you can see we need more info  |