Oral interview, conducted in Johannesburg, with Alexander Hepple (1904-1983), politician and author, a member of the South African parliament for the white socialist Labour Party from 1953 to 1958, and edited its newspaper "Forward". He chaired the Treason Trial Defence Fund (1956-1961), and later ran the International Defence and Aid Fund information service in London. He was the author of a biography of Hendrik Verwoerd (1967) and of South Africa: a Political and Economic History (1966).
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Interview with Alexander Hepple
- Origin date
- July 1970
- Updated
- 27 Aug 2019
South African History Online. (2016, February 22). Interview with Alexander Hepple. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ve/ref/R-0114208
South African History Online (2016) 'Interview with Alexander Hepple', South African History Online, 22 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ve/ref/R-0114208 (Accessed: 26 July 2026).
South African History Online, Interview with Alexander Hepple [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ve/ref/R-0114208, (accessed 26 July 2026).
"Interview with Alexander Hepple." South African History Online, 22 Feb. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/ve/ref/R-0114208. Accessed 26 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Interview with Alexander Hepple." South African History Online. February 22, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/ve/ref/R-0114208.
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