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Harry Schwarz

1924 - 2010

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Harry Heinz Schwarz (13 May 1924 – 5 February 2010) was a South African lawyer, statesman, and long-time political opposition leader against apartheid in South Africa who eventually served as the South African Ambassador to the United States during the country's transition to majority rule. Schwarz rose from the childhood poverty he experienced as a German-Jewish refugee to become a lawyer and a member of the Transvaal Provincial Council, where from 1963 to 1974, he was Leader of the Opposition. In the 1964 Rivonia Trial he was a defence lawyer. Advocating a more aggressive political opposition to the National Party's racial policies in the 1960s and 1970s, as Leader of the United Party in Transvaal and leader of the liberal "Young Turks", he clashed with the United Party establishment. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Harry Schwarz is the 18,357th most popular politician (down from 16,172nd in 2024), the 6,098th most popular biography from Germany (down from 5,278th in 2019) and the 1,322nd most popular German Politician.

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Among politicians, Harry Schwarz ranks 18,357 out of 19,576. Before him are Mike Parson, Olivera Injac, George B. Cortelyou, Togiola Tulafono, Fabien Roussel, and Elina Valtonen. After him are Aurélie Filippetti, Penny Pritzker, Luis Almagro, Taher Abouzeid, Oleg Tsaryov, and Maria Benvinda Levy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Harry Schwarz ranks 505. Before him are Mary Ellen Rudin, Laurie Hughes, Dolores Gray, Russell Johnson, Sarah Caldwell, and Earl Palmer. After him are Ella Mae Morse, Peggy Cass, Jonathan Frid, Kamala Markandaya, Tony Britton, and Han Xu. Among people deceased in 2010, Harry Schwarz ranks 481. Before him are Lamont Johnson, Dorothy Height, Helen Wagner, Barbara Billingsley, Yvette Vickers, and Teena Marie. After him are Janusz Kurtyka, Shoya Tomizawa, Massamasso Tchangai, Edwin Morgan, Orlando Zapata, and Bill Dixon.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Harry Schwarz ranks 6,101 out of 7,253. Before him are Alice Sara Ott (1988), Thomas Brdarić (1975), Erik Möller (1979), Bernd Eichwurzel (1964), Petra Schneider (1963), and Gentleman (1975). After him are Tibor Pleiß (1989), Franka Dietzsch (1968), Ralf Falkenmayer (1963), Florian David Fitz (1974), Ronald Pofalla (1959), and Julia Franck (1970).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Harry Schwarz ranks 1,322. Before him are Ilse Aigner (1964), Josefa Idem (1964), Holger Apfel (1970), Hubertus Heil (1972), Hermann Gröhe (1961), and Alice Sara Ott (1988). After him are Ronald Pofalla (1959), Steffi Lemke (1967), Jens Weidmann (1968), Franziska Giffey (1978), Ska Keller (1981), and Daniel Günther (1973).

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