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eventREF E-0011740Revised

8 June 1950

Bar argues against the Suppression of Communism Bill

Bar argues against the Suppression of Communism Bill

Updated
30 Sep 2019
Bar argues against the Suppression of Communism Bill

The Johannesburg Bar declared that if the Suppression of Communism Bill was passed, the freedom of people in South Africa would be in jeopardy. The Bar made this point with reference to a speech in parliament by Justice Minister C.R. Swart, wherein he stated that the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) would be outlawed should the Bill be passed. Under this Bill, not only was the CPSA to be outlawed, but it was to become a crime, punishable by ten years' imprisonment, to propagate or further the aims of communism.

How we know this

  1. 01Joyce, P. (1990), 'The Rise and Fall of Apartheid', Cape Town: Struik.

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Bar argues against the Suppression of Communism Bill. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011740

South African History Online (2011) 'Bar argues against the Suppression of Communism Bill', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011740 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

South African History Online, Bar argues against the Suppression of Communism Bill [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011740, (accessed 12 October 2026).

"Bar argues against the Suppression of Communism Bill." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011740. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

South African History Online. "Bar argues against the Suppression of Communism Bill." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011740.

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