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Allan Boesak is arrested

Date
10 Aug 1985
Updated
30 Sep 2019
Allan Boesak is arrested

Dr. Allan Boesak was arrested and appeared in court on charges of trying to enter a Black township without permit, but charges were subsequently dropped. In the same month, he also planned a march to Pollsmoor Prison in Cape Town, to demand the release of Nelson Mandela. Dr. Boesak was on that occasion detained by police in terms of section 29 of the Internal Security Act, and was taken to Pretoria for interrogation. In March 1985 Dr. Boesak was arrested along with Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Dr Christiaan Beyers Naude, with whom he had formed a triumvirate of South African clerics opposed to the Apartheid regime.

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  1. 01Gastrow, S. (1992). Who's Who in South African Politics, no 4, Johannesburg: Ravan.
  2. 02Alistair Boddy-Evans, 'This week in African history: Key events from the 20th century.', from African History Guide [Online], Available at: africanhistory.about.com, [Accassed: 07 August 2013]

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Allan Boesak is arrested. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012595

South African History Online (2011) 'Allan Boesak is arrested', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012595 (Accessed: 24 September 2026).

South African History Online, Allan Boesak is arrested [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012595, (accessed 24 September 2026).

"Allan Boesak is arrested." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012595. Accessed 24 Sept. 2026.

South African History Online. "Allan Boesak is arrested." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012595.

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