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Former Mayor of Cape Town between 1971 and 1973 For the German Jewish Holocaust victim, see Richard Friedländer.
Richard Friedlander
Mayor of Cape Town
In office
1971–1973
Preceded byJan Dommisse
Succeeded byDavid Bloomberg
Personal details
BornRichard Martin Friedlander
(1923-01-20)20 January 1923
Cape Town, South Africa
Died8 February 2007(2007-02-08) (aged 84)
Cape Town, South Africa
SpousePhyllis Friedlander
Children3
OccupationLawyer, politician

Richard Friedlander (20 January 1923 – 8 February 2007) was a South African attorney and politician. He served as Mayor of Cape Town from 1971 to 1973. As chairman of the City Council's executive committee in 1989, he led a motion requesting the national government to exempt Cape Town from the Group Areas Act.

References

  1. Richard Martin Friedlander Geni. Accessed on 8 January 2023
  2. Phyllis Friedlander z”l made a huge contribution to the people of Cape Town Cape Jewish Chronicle. 1 November 2023
  3. Cape Town Journal; A Cradle of Apartheid Looks for a Way Around It The New York Times. 28 March 1989
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