Detention orders issued to 6 UDF members

Date: 10 Sep 1984
Updated: 9 Sep 2026

United Democratic Front (UDF), South Africa One Year of United Action 1984

Renewed detention orders were issued to members of the United Democratic Front including its president Archibald Gumede. A month earlier, just before the elections for the new Tricameral Parliament the same UDF members had been held without charge.

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01SAHA,UDF 30 years,Imprisoning leaders,[online] Avaliable at www.saha.org.za [Accessed: 06 September 2013]

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Detention orders issued to 6 UDF members. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012562

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"Detention orders issued to 6 UDF members." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012562. Accessed 17 Sept. 2026.

South African History Online. "Detention orders issued to 6 UDF members." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012562.