Background
Abrahams was born on 2 September 1937 in the Old Location township outside of Windhoek.
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Ottilie Abrahams
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Before obtaining a degree in Cape Town, she attended Trafalgar High School in District Six in Cape Town.
Career
She and other activists formed the Yu Chi Chan Club, a secret Maoist organization. In 1985, Abrahams founded the Jacob Marengo Tutorial College in Katutura, of which she is still principal. Politics
Abrahams was part of SWAPO from 1960-1963.
However, she left SWAPO Democrats in 1980 and later joined the Namibia Independence Party, where she served as the Secretary General and Publicity and Information Secretary.
Politics
Abrahams was active during in the independence movement with several political parties. The Namibia Independence Party was part of the Namibia National Front coalition which won one seat in the 1989 election to the Constitution-writing Constituent Assembly of Namibia.
