The remarks of the Honourable Judge President Mr. Justice De Wet, in passing sentence in the matter of the State vs Nelson Mandela and others, held in the Supreme Court of South Africa, Pretoria. The trial became known as the Rivonia Treason Trial.
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The State versus Nelson Mandela and others, 12th June 1964: Judges remarks in passing sentence

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