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”I am Prepared to Die” Nelson Mandela’s statement from the dock at the opening of the defence case in the Rivonia Trial Pretoria Supreme Court, 20 April 1964
- Origin date
- 1964
- Updated
- 26 Aug 2019
South African History Online. (2012, June 18). ”I am Prepared to Die” Nelson Mandela’s statement from the dock at the opening of the defence case in the Rivonia Trial Pretoria Supreme Court, 20 April 1964. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/af/ref/R-0086248
South African History Online (2012) '”I am Prepared to Die” Nelson Mandela’s statement from the dock at the opening of the defence case in the Rivonia Trial Pretoria Supreme Court, 20 April 1964', South African History Online, 18 June. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/af/ref/R-0086248 (Accessed: 24 July 2026).
South African History Online, ”I am Prepared to Die” Nelson Mandela’s statement from the dock at the opening of the defence case in the Rivonia Trial Pretoria Supreme Court, 20 April 1964 [website], https://sahistory.org.za/af/ref/R-0086248, (accessed 24 July 2026).
"”I am Prepared to Die” Nelson Mandela’s statement from the dock at the opening of the defence case in the Rivonia Trial Pretoria Supreme Court, 20 April 1964." South African History Online, 18 June 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/af/ref/R-0086248. Accessed 24 July 2026.
South African History Online. "”I am Prepared to Die” Nelson Mandela’s statement from the dock at the opening of the defence case in the Rivonia Trial Pretoria Supreme Court, 20 April 1964." South African History Online. June 18, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/af/ref/R-0086248.
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Sol Plaatje University
Mqhekezweni - Mandela's Ancestral Home, OR Tambo District, Eastern Cape
Nelson Mandela Museum, Mthatha
Christopher “Dali” Daluxolo Mpofu
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