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Winnie Mandela receives a 6 months' sentence

Winnie Mandela receives a 6 months' sentence

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22 Aug 2019
Winnie Mandela receives a 6 months' sentence

Winnie Mandela (now Winnie Madikizela-Mandela), restricted to a Black township at Brandfort, Orange Free State, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment (suspended for four years) for breaking her banning and house arrest order by receiving unauthorised visits by friends and relatives.

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South African History Online. (2019, August 22). Winnie Mandela receives a 6 months' sentence. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0148928

South African History Online (2019) 'Winnie Mandela receives a 6 months' sentence', South African History Online, 22 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0148928 (Accessed: 15 August 2026).

South African History Online, Winnie Mandela receives a 6 months' sentence [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0148928, (accessed 15 August 2026).

"Winnie Mandela receives a 6 months' sentence." South African History Online, 22 Aug. 2019, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0148928. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "Winnie Mandela receives a 6 months' sentence." South African History Online. August 22, 2019. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0148928.

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