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.
eventREF E-0012562Revised
10 September 1984
Detention orders issued to 6 UDF members
- Updated
- 9 Sep 2026
United Democratic Front (UDF), South Africa One Year of United Action 1984
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- 01SAHA,UDF 30 years,Imprisoning leaders,[online] Avaliable at www.saha.org.za [Accessed: 06 September 2013]
Last updated · 9 Sep 2026
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
South African History Online (2011) 'Detention orders issued to 6 UDF members', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012562 (Accessed: 3 November 2026).
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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 3 Nov. 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.
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