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How did Sir Ernest Oppenheimer die?

In 1956 Sir Ernest Oppenheimer’s health failed and he died the following year. He left his entire fortune to his only surviving son Harry who followed in his father’s footsteps.

Why was Oppenheimer important?

In 1910 Oppenheimer saw the economic promise of German South West Africa (Namibia) in its diamond mining potential. He wrested control of confiscated German mining interests. This eventually led to the strengthening of AAC’s interests in the Consolidated Diamond Mines of South-West Africa, financed largely by the AAC.

Who was Harry Oppenheimer?

Harry Oppenheimer, who controlled the company and family fortune until his death in 2000, was a surprising advocate of political reform during the 1970s, even supporting the idea of trade-union rights for miners. The Anglo-American Corporation was named in a reparations lawsuit in 2003, a decade after apartheid ended in the country.

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