Suppression of Communism Act

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The Suppression of Communism Act was a key apartheid-era South African law used to outlaw communism and broadly criminalize anti-government and anti-apartheid political activity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf South African statute ⓘ
anti-communist law ⓘ
apartheid-era law ⓘ
actNumber Act No. 44 of 1950 ⓘ
cameIntoForce 1950 ⓘ
country South Africa ⓘ
criticizedFor being used to suppress legitimate political opposition ⓘ
violating civil liberties ⓘ
dateOfEnactment 1950-06-26 ⓘ
definedTerm communism ⓘ
definitionScope very broad and vague definition of communism ⓘ
effect banned the South African Communist Party ⓘ
censored publications deemed communist ⓘ
criminalized advocacy of communism ⓘ
criminalized support for banned organizations ⓘ
enabled banning orders against individuals ⓘ
enabled house arrest of political activists ⓘ
outlawed the Communist Party of South Africa ⓘ
restricted activities of anti-apartheid organizations ⓘ
historicalSignificance foundational law for the apartheid security state ⓘ
inspiredBy anti-communist policies of the early Cold War ⓘ
jurisdiction Republic of South Africa ⓘ
linked to: South Africa

Union of South Africa ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalMechanism banning orders ⓘ
criminal penalties for political advocacy ⓘ
proscription of organizations ⓘ
restrictions on freedom of association ⓘ
restrictions on freedom of expression ⓘ
legislativeBody Parliament of South Africa ⓘ
partOf South African security legislation ⓘ
politicalContext Cold War ⓘ
apartheid ⓘ
purpose to criminalize anti-apartheid political activity ⓘ
to criminalize anti-government political activity ⓘ
to enable banning of individuals ⓘ
to enable banning of organizations ⓘ
to outlaw communism in South Africa ⓘ
to suppress communist organizations ⓘ
region Southern Africa ⓘ
repealed 1991 ⓘ
repealedBy Internal Security and Intimidation Amendment Act, 1991 ⓘ
replacedBy Internal Security Act, 1982 ⓘ
shortName Suppression of Communism Act, 1950 ⓘ
targetedGroup African National Congress members ⓘ
Pan Africanist Congress members ⓘ
South African Communist Party members ⓘ
anti-apartheid activists ⓘ
trade union activists ⓘ
usedBy National Party government of South Africa ⓘ
yearEnacted 1950 ⓘ

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Defiance Campaign → hasCause → Suppression of Communism Act ⓘ
Rivonia Trial → legalBasis → Suppression of Communism Act ⓘ
Rivonia Trial → legalBasis → Sabotage Act ⓘ
linked to: Suppression of Communism Act
apartheid government of South Africa → introducedPolicy → Suppression of Communism Act, 1950 ⓘ
linked to: Suppression of Communism Act
Defiance Campaign of 1952 → opposedLaw → Suppression of Communism Act ⓘ
Suppression of Communism Act → shortName → Suppression of Communism Act, 1950 ⓘ
linked to: Suppression of Communism Act
Defiance Campaign against Unjust Laws → opposedTo → Suppression of Communism Act ⓘ
Act No. 44 of 1950 → officialName → Suppression of Communism Act, 1950 ⓘ
linked to: Suppression of Communism Act
Internal Security Act, 1982 → relatedTo → Suppression of Communism Act, 1950 ⓘ
linked to: Suppression of Communism Act