Beyers Naudé
Christiaan Frederick Beyers Naudé (10 May 1915 – 7 September 2004) was a South African Afrikaner Calvinist Dominee, theologian and the leading Afrikaner anti-apartheid activist. He was known simply as Beyers Naudé, or more colloquially, Oom Bey (Afrikaans for "Uncle Bey").
Beyers Naudé | |
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Naudé in 1972 | |
| Born | 10 May 1915 Roodepoort, Transvaal, South Africa |
| Died | 7 September 2004 (aged 89) Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa |
| Other names | Beyers Naudé, Oom Bey (Afrikaans for "Uncle Bey") |
| Alma mater | Stellenbosch University |
| Occupation | Cleric |
| Known for | Anti-apartheid activist |
| Spouse | Ilse Hedwig Weder |
| Parent(s) | Jozua François Naudé and Adriana Johanna Zondagh van Huyssteen |
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