Kenneth Godfrey Abrahams (1936–2017) was a Namibian activist and physician.
He was born in
Cape Town
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and studied at the
University of Cape Town
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Established in 1829 as the South African College, it was granted full university status in 1918, making it the oldest univer ...
. Abrahams later earned his MD in
Stockholm
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. He became active in
SWAPO
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politics in 1960 along with his wife
Ottilie Abrahams
Ottilie Grete Abrahams (2 September 19372 July 2018) was a Namibian educator, activist, and politician.
Personal
Abrahams was born on 2 September 1937 in the Old Location township outside of Windhoek. Abrahams was the daughter of Otto Schimming ...
. He became identified with the guerrilla group,
Yu Chi Chan Club The Yu Chi Chan Club was a minor militant anti-apartheid organisation which operated within South Africa. Founded in July 1962, its members included Neville Alexander, Dulcie September, Elizabeth van der Heyden, Ottilie Abrahams, Kenneth Abraha ...
who was started by Neville Alexander, and attempted to flee to Botswana. The South African police arrested him and his associates there, but the South African Government released him due to lack of jurisdiction. After a stint in Tanzania, Abrahams formed the
SWAPO Democrats with his wife in Sweden. He campaigned for the
Namibia National Front during the 1989 elections. In 1991, Abrahams opened a medical practice in
Khomasdal.
[Tonchi et al. 2012, p. 13.]
See also
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List of kidnappings
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By date
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Notes
References
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External links
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Obituary
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Kenneth Abrahams
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1936 births
Kidnapped Namibian people
Namibian independence activists
Namibian physicians
People from Cape Town
South African emigrants to Namibia
South African expatriates in Sweden
University of Cape Town alumni
2017 deaths