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Mahomed, Ismail
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Dates of existence
1931–2000
History
Lawyer and chief justice. He defended many anti-apartheid activists and liberation movement members in trials and played a leading role in challenges to the government's administrative and executive decrees. He co-chaired the Conference for a Democratic South Africa (Codesa).He was appointed to the Constitutional Court in 1994 and served as Chief Justice from 1998 to 2000.
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Authority record identifier
ZA-COM-02558
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