Birth Name: Fatima Meer
Occupation: Civil Rights Leader
Place Of Birth: South Africa
Date Of Birth: August 12, 1928
Date Of Death: March 12, 2010
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: Unknown
Nationality: South African
Fatima Meer was born on the 12th of August, 1928. She was best known for being a Civil Rights Leader. Visible during the 1950s, ’60s, and ’70s as an opponent of the apartheid regime, this South African activist also had a prominent career as a scholar and writer. Her publications include Race and Suicide in South Africa, Passive Resistance, and a Nelson Mandela biography titled Higher than Hope.
Fatima Meer was born in South Africa. After graduating from the University of the Witwatersrand, she earned a graduate degree in sociology from the University of Natal. Her numerous honors include the 1994 Vishwa Gurjari Human Rights Award and the 1975 Union of South African Journalists Award.
Fatima Meer was a Leo and was born in the Silent Generation.
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Childhood
Fatima Meer was born in 1920s. The 1920s represented an era of change and growth. The decade was one of learning and exploration. The economic boom and the Jazz Age were over, and America began the period called the Great Depression. Discover what happened on this day.
Fatima Meer is part of the Silent Generation, which followed after the G.I. Generation. As young adults during the McCarthy Era, many members of this generation felt it was dangerous to speak out. They were too young to see action in World War II and too old to participate in the fun of the Summer of Love.
Education
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Family
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Fatima Meer was born in the Year of the Dragon.
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| REAL NAME: | Fatima Meer |
| NICKNAME: | Fatima |
| RELIGION: | Unknown |
| AGE GENERATION: | Silent Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Leo |
| BIRTH DAY: | Sunday |
| DEATH DAY: | Friday |
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Horoscope
Zodiac Sign: Fatima Meer was a Leo. People of this zodiac sign like to be admired, expensive things, bright colors, and dislike being ignored, facing difficulties, not being treated specially. The strengths of this sign are being creative, passionate, generous, warm-hearted, cheerful, humorous, while weaknesses can be arrogant, stubborn, self-centered, lazy and inflexible. The greatest overall compatibility with Leo is Aquarius, Gemini.
Chinese Zodiac: Fatima Meer was born in the Year of the Serpent. People born under this sign are energetic and excitable. They hate hypocrisy and gossip and can sometimes be a bit arrogant and impatient.
Ruling Planet: Fatima Meer had a ruling planet of Sun and has a ruling planet of Sun and by astrological associations Saturday is ruled by Sun. The Sun is about vitality and is the core giver of life. It is also known as being the most generous and noble of signs. People who are born with the Sun as the ruling planet are courageous, self-expressive and bold.
Fatima Meer’s birth sign is Leo and she had a ruling planet of Sun.
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