Court commutes James Mange’s sentence

Date: 11 Sep 1980
Updated: 30 Sep 2019

Following an international campaign led by international bodies such as the United Nations, Organisation of African Unity (now AU), Non-Align Movement, and non-governmental organisations in South Africa, the Bloemfontein Appeal Court commuted James Mange's death sentence on a charge of high treason to 20 years' imprisonment. The African National Congress (ANC) applauded the achievements of this international campaign. In a statement issued by its Secretary General, Alfred Nzo, the ANC called for the same solidarity to demand the release of Nelson Mandela and other political prisoners.

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01Mphaki Ali (2011), ,Grim gallows grave was not for Mange', in The Star, 01 December, [online], Available at www.iol.co.za [Accessed: 10 September 2013]
02African National Congress (1979), ,Statement on fascist sentences imposed on 12 ANC (SA) combatants in a Pietermaritzburg secret trial of 15 November 1979', in the ANC Press Statement, [online], Available at www.anc.org.za [Accessed: 10 September 2013]
03African Activist Archive,' James Mange,24, south african freedom fighter, sentenced to death by the apartheid regime.', [online], Available at africanactivist.msu.edu [Accessed: 10 September 2013]

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Court commutes James Mange’s sentence. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012436

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