Abel Chiloane was released from Robben Island prison on 20 June 1978. His prison number was 1/5355.
biographyREF B-0077699Revised
Biography record
Abel Chiloane
- Updated
- 27 Oct 2020
State record
Incarceration
- Prison
- Robben Island
- Prisoner no.
- Jan-55
- Admitted
- 21 June 1963
- Released
- 20 June 1978
South African History Online. (2012, March 15). Abel Chiloane . South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0077699
South African History Online (2012) 'Abel Chiloane ', South African History Online, 15 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0077699 (Accessed: 23 July 2026).
South African History Online, Abel Chiloane [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0077699, (accessed 23 July 2026).
"Abel Chiloane ." South African History Online, 15 Mar. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0077699. Accessed 23 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Abel Chiloane ." South African History Online. March 15, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0077699.
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