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Inka Mars (Inka Deppisch) was born on 7 August, 1928 in Hamburg, Weimar Republic, is a German-born South African anti-apartheid activist and politician. Discover Inka Mars's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 89 years old?
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Inka Deppisch |
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| Age |
89 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Leo |
| Born |
7 August, 1928 |
| Birthday |
7 August |
| Birthplace |
Hamburg, Weimar Republic |
| Date of death |
18 October, 2017 |
| Died Place |
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
| Nationality |
South Africa
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Inka Mars Height, Weight & Measurements
At 89 years old, Inka Mars height not available right now. We will update Inka Mars's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Who Is Inka Mars's Husband?
Her husband is Dr Paul Ernst Mars
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| Husband |
Dr Paul Ernst Mars |
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| Children |
2 |
Inka Mars Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Inka Mars worth at the age of 89 years old? Inka Mars’s income source is mostly from being a successful activist. She is from South Africa. We have estimated Inka Mars's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Not Available |
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Not Available |
| Source of Income |
activist |
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Inka Mars (née Deppisch; 7 August 192818 October 2017) was a German-born South African anti-apartheid activist and politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for the Inkatha Freedom Party from 1994 to 2009.
Prior to her election to parliament, she worked for the Red Cross.
Inka Deppisch was born on 7 August 1928 in Hamburg in the Weimar Republic.
She was 11 years old when World War II began and spent the duration of the war in Hamburg, which was bombed by the Allies.
After the war, she moved to London in the United Kingdom and worked as an au pair for a Jewish couple.
She met Paul Ernst Mars, a medical doctor, in London and they subsequently married.
They moved to South Africa in 1951 during the early years of apartheid.
Mars opposed apartheid and was outraged by the closure of missionary schools and the implementation of Bantu education.
She and her husband then decided to move back to the UK because of apartheid.
They returned to South Africa after a year or so.
When Buthelezi established the Inkatha Freedom Party in 1975, she became a party member.
Mars worked as head of the Red Cross in the Natal Province.
During the drought of 1980, which devastated large parts of Zululand, Mars led a private drought relief effort headed by the Red Cross.
When tropical storm Domoina struck the region in 1984, Mars directed the emergency teams of doctors and the distribution of medical supplies, food and drinking water in the region.
She later became head of the Red Cross in South Africa.
In 1990, she became a full-time participate of the Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA), representing the IFP.
Mars was elected as an IFP member of parliament in the newly established National Assembly in 1994.
They soon became friends and Mars's husband was Buthelezi's personal doctor until his death in 1995.
During her time in parliament, she worked on the Children's Act, 2005 for five years, which was successfully passed by both houses of parliament and signed into law.
The act made legal provision for the care and protection of children in South Africa.
She voted against the Civil Union Act, 2006 which legalised Same-sex marriage in South Africa.
Mars retired from politics at the 2009 general election.
Mars died on 18 October 2017 in Durban.
She had been hospitalised with a lung complaint.
Mars is survived by her two children.
