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Robben Island
… Unesco declared Robben Island in the Western Cape a World Heritage Site in 1999. Robben Island is located in Table Bay, some 6km west of … Robben Island …
List of Robben Island Political Prisoners
… List of Robben Island Political Prisoners …
PlaceRobben Island Museum
… From the 17th to the 20th centuries, Robben Island served as a place of banishment, isolation and … the stone quarry, where prisoners faced with forced labor…
PlaceRobben Island, Cape Town
… These days a trip to Robben Island, a UNESCO World Heritage Site , is a must-do on the … to Cape Town . Forget palm trees and sun-kissed beaches; Robben…
PlaceUWC - Robben Island Mayibuye Archives
… The Robben Island World Heritage Site has rich archival resources mostly … materials relating to the struggle for freedom, or to Robben Island and…
EventJournalists’ first visit to Robben Island
… and two official photographers to visit the prison on Robben Island where 370 men, convicted under security legislation, … were kept together with hardened…
EventXhosa hero Maqoma dies on Robben Island
… Sandile, Maqoma (also spelled Makoma or Macoma), died on Robben Island. He was captured in 1858 after the Cattle Killings, … his cattle. Maqoma and his wife…
ArchiveNotes on political relations in Robben Island
… Handwritten notes sent from Robben Island on Pan-Africanist Congress and African National … Notes on political relations in Robben Island …
EventUnesco lists Robben Island as a World Heritage Site
… Robben Island is located off the coast Cape Town and was named as … such by Dutch explorers who encountered many seals on the island. It was however,…
Ahmed Kathrada visits Robben Island
… Ahmed Kathrada visits Robben Island …
ArchiveMbeki: Notes From Robben Island
… Mbeki: Notes From Robben Island …
Robben Island By Charlene Smith
… Robben Island By Charlene Smith …
EventRobben Island is turned into a maximum security prison
… It is believed that thousands of years ago, people lived on Robben Island. After the Dutch had settled at the Cape, the island was used mainly as a hospital…
EventJournalists' first visit to Robben Island
… and two official photographers to visit the prison on Robben Island where 370 men, convicted under security legislation, … were kept together with hardened…
Ahmed Kathrada talks about Robben Island
… Ahmed Kathrada talks about Robben Island …
Robben Island is turned into a prison.
… South African History Online, Robben Island , [online], Available at www.sahistory.org.za … Robben Island is turned into a prison. …
EventJan van Riebeeck visits Robben Island for the first time
… Robben Island is the largest of the nearby coastal islands around … first Dutch settlement at the cape, however, before the island began to grow into its…
EventStruggle icon Nxele Makana drowns while escaping from Robben Island
… known by many people as Makana, was later imprisoned on Robben Island for leading an attack on Grahamstown in 1818. On 25 … about thirty other prisoners,…
EventGwala and Mothopeng are released from Robben Island
… of the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) were released from Robben Island by the government. Both Gwala and Mothopeng served two terms on Robben Island for their…
EventHundreds of political prisoners began a hunger strike at Robben Island
… South Africa. On 4 March 1990 343 political prisoners on Robben Island went on a hunger strike demanding their release in … Hundreds of political prisoners…
EventLiberation struggle activists, Gwala and Mothopeng are released from Robben Island
… of the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) were released from Robben Island by the government. Both Gwala and Mothopeng served two terms on Robben Island for their…
Inside Robben Island (Part 1) by Thami Mkhwanazi, 14 August 1987
… MY YEARS ON THE ISLAND Part One: The University behind locked doors April … Service boat, ploughed the Atlantic in the direction of Robben Island. I and the…
The Island: A History of Robben Island, 1488-1990 edited by Harriet Deacon
… The Island: A History of Robben Island, 1488-1990 edited by Harriet Deacon …
Political prisoners including Ahmed Kathrada visiting Robben Island
… Political prisoners including Ahmed Kathrada visiting Robben Island …
Robben Island: Symbol of Resistance By Barbara Hutton
… Robben Island: Symbol of Resistance By Barbara Hutton …
Interview with Laloo Chiba - arrival on Robben Island
… Interview with Laloo Chiba - arrival on Robben Island …
Unesco lists Robben Island as a World Heritage Site.
… Unesco lists Robben Island as a World Heritage Site. …
EventNelson Mandela arrives on Robben Island to serve his five-year sentence
… marked for 50th anniversary of Nelson Mandela arriving on Robben Island as prisoner. On 5 August they were stopped and … at Pretoria Central Prison before he…
Address by President Mandela on Heritage Day Robben Island, 24 September 1997
… all come as free South Africans - with our friends - to Robben Island;and even more that we are gathered to celebrate our … ever again being violated…
EventANC stalwart and Rivonia Trialist, Govan Mbeki, is released from Robben Island Prison
… and Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) High Command, was released from Robben Island after twenty-three years in prison. His release … his duties on the ANC’s national…