Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Abi Williams was a Welsh nationalist who briefly served as the President of Plaid Cymru.A member of the Independent Labour Party, Williams was known for his oration. He left the ILP and joined Plaid Cymru, of which he was elected President in 1943. He was also selected as the party's prospective candidate for Merioneth. However, he was unable to fulfil either responsibility, as he suffered with what was described as a "nervous condition", and the leadership of the party was in practice covered by his Vice President, Gwynfor Evans.Evans replaced Williams as the candidate for Merioneth in the 1945 UK general election, and replaced him as party President later in the year.. }
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- Abi_Williams abstract "Abi Williams was a Welsh nationalist who briefly served as the President of Plaid Cymru.A member of the Independent Labour Party, Williams was known for his oration. He left the ILP and joined Plaid Cymru, of which he was elected President in 1943. He was also selected as the party's prospective candidate for Merioneth. However, he was unable to fulfil either responsibility, as he suffered with what was described as a "nervous condition", and the leadership of the party was in practice covered by his Vice President, Gwynfor Evans.Evans replaced Williams as the candidate for Merioneth in the 1945 UK general election, and replaced him as party President later in the year.".