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Lionel Bernstein

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Lionel "Rusty" Bernstein Lionel and Hilda Bernstein Born Lionel Bernstein ( 1920-03-20 ) 20 March 1920 Durban, South Africa Died 23 June 2002 (2002-06-23) (aged 82) Cape Town, South Africa Nationality South African Occupation architect Known for Anti-apartheid activism Lionel "Rusty" Bernstein (20 March 1920 – 23 June 2002) was a South African anti-apartheid activist and political prisoner. Contents 1 Early life 2 Early political activism 3 Congress of the People 4 Rivonia Trial 5 Life in exile 6 Return to South Africa, later life and death 7 See also 8 Notes and references 9 External links Early life Bernstein was born in Durban, the youngest of four children of Jewish émigrés from Europe. He was orphaned at eight years old, and brought up by relatives, after which he was sent to finish his education at Hilton College, a private boys’ boarding school. After matriculating, h...

What is the difference between annexing, occupying and taking over a country? [closed]

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2 Hitler in WW2 annexed or took over Austria, but occupied France and Belgium. What is the difference? When Hitler took a sliver of Poland, and Czechoslovakia, did he take over or did he occupy it? international-relations share | improve this question edited Nov 13 '18 at 21:14 Semaphore ♦ 75.5k 14 283 328 asked Nov 13 '18 at 19:06 Thomas Glatzel Thomas Glatzel 20 1 ...