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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Suppression of Communism Act canonical | 3 |
| Suppression of Communism Act, 1950 | 2 |
| Sabotage Act | 1 |
Statements (51)
| 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 |
South African Communist Party
ⓘ
surface form:
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 |
South Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of South Africa
Dominion of South Africa ⓘ
surface form:
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| repealed | 1991 ⓘ |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
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Suppression of Communism Act, 1950
|
| targetedGroup |
African National Congress
ⓘ
surface form:
African National Congress members
Pan Africanist Congress ⓘ
surface form:
Pan Africanist Congress members
South African Communist Party members ⓘ anti-apartheid activists ⓘ trade union activists ⓘ |
| usedBy |
National Party (South Africa)
ⓘ
surface form:
National Party government of South Africa
|
| yearEnacted | 1950 ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Sabotage Act
this entity surface form:
Suppression of Communism Act, 1950
this entity surface form:
Suppression of Communism Act, 1950