Oppenheimer, Harry Frederick
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▪ 2001
South African businessman (b. Oct. 28, 1908, Kimberley, S.Af.—d. Aug. 19, 2000, Johannesburg, S.Af.), as the enormously wealthy chairman of the Anglo American Corp. (1957–82) and De Beers Consolidated Mines, Ltd. (1957–84), controlled one of the world's largest suppliers of diamonds, gold, platinum, coal, and other strategic mineral resources. The complex family conglomerate, which he had inherited from his father, also included banking, real estate, and other industrial concerns. Although Oppenheimer was often criticized for the working conditions of his nonwhite employees, he remained an outspoken opponent of the racial segregation policy known as apartheid and a supporter of labour unions, education, and improved housing for blacks.
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