Judgement delivered by the Honourable Judge President Mr Justice De Wet, in the matter of the State vs Mandela and others, held in Pretoria, South Africa. The trial became known as the Rivonia Trial.
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Judgement in the Supreme Court of South Africa: the State versus Nelson Mandela and others

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South African History Online. (2016, February 22). Judgement in the Supreme Court of South Africa: the State versus Nelson Mandela and others . South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0120527
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