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The armed struggle and state repression of the 1960s
… same time the police gathered evidence to be used in the trial against these men. In October 1963 the Rivonia Trial began against ten people all accused of…
Nelson Mandela Timeline 1800-2014
… his political career, his bannings, subsequent arrest and trial, followed by 27 years imprisonment. His story continues …
The French Revolution Activity
… became equal before the law and had the right to a fair trial. The absolute king could put anybody in jail without reason or a trial. With a friend, discuss…
ArticleTransition to Armed Struggle by Norman Levy
… to Armed Struggle The brief respite from the Treason Trial which ended on 29 March 1961 and the Rivonia arrests in … and immensely single-minded. By the end…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1950-1959
… for their role in the Defiance Campaign. They stood trial and are found guilty on 2 December 1952 of ‘Statutory … office. Zubeida Patel was his secretary…
Grade 4 term 2 Timeline: Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
… 1956 Mandela isarrested and later joined 155 others on trial for treason. All are acquitted by 29 March 196. 1958 He … for the first time in what becomes…
Article1960-1966: The genesis of the armed struggle
… pass, Blacks were subject to immediate arrest and summary trial, often followed by deportation to the person's … giving security forces the right to detain…
Southern Methodist University Partnership Project - 2017 submissions
Maddie Measel Project: Matthews Marwale Mabelane Cole Worsham Project: Nicodemus Kgoathe Taylor Hare Project: Simon Thembuyise Mndawe P.J…
ArticleSouth African Students Movement (SASM)
… for the students to take action was the SASO/BPC trial late in 1975, in which nine BC leaders were accused of … impending independence of Mozambique and…
ArticlePolitical executions in South Africa by the apartheid government 1961 - 1989
… sentenced to death and executed after they were brought to trial. Between 1961 and 1989, about 134 political prisoners … largely ineffective until the 1980s…
ArticleGrade 9 - Term 3: Turning points in South African History, 1960, 1976 and 1990
… Luthuli was later to be deposed, banned, and brought to trial for treason. The law under which he was charged (1956) … movement, intimidate the people, and…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 3 Essay Questions
… the main perpetrators of the Holocaust should be put on trial. [56] An international military tribunal was set up at Nuremburg where 22 Nazi leaders were put…
ArticleReactions to Silverton Siege 1980
… siege did not take place in a vacuum. The siege led to a trial, a trial that became a platform for resistance. The trial and its verdicts in turn inspired…
Article1967 Terrorism Act, No. 83 of 1967
… the Terrorism Act and the procedure and structure of the trial of someone accused of being a terrorist. Regardless of … The Minister of Justice, too, could…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1960-1969
… Fischer closes the case for the defense in the Treason Trial. December, Mandela attended an underground meeting of … Doris van der Heyden and Gordon…
ArticleTransvaal Indian Youth Congress (TIYC)
… Nelson Mandela , Helen Joseph and Walter Sisulu to stand trial for the entire period until 1961. Despite the … they were all acquitted in March 1961 after…
ArticleAftermath of the Bhambatha Rebellion 1906
… as chiefs. King Dinizulu was arrested near Nongoma. His trial took place in Greytown. Although he was defended by …
The Many Faces of Apartheid Repression
… declared) and confers wide powers of detention without trial, banning of persons, organizations, gatherings, … this Act. Formal repression of persons…
ArticleRuth First timeline 1925-2012
… and charged with treason in what would become the Treason Trial . 1960 March, In the aftermath of the Sharpeville … The charges are dropped against the 156…
ArticleFederation of South African Women (FEDSAW)
… were rounded up and detained, this led to the Treason Trial that went on for four and a half years. During the Treason Trial, FEDSAW women organised support…
ArticleAfrican Peoples Democratic Union of Southern Africa (APDUSA)
… of which was the raid on Liliesleaf leading to the Rivonia trial, the apartheid government was on the offensive. Running parallel to the Rivonia trial was…
ArticleThe Crackdown on the Black Consciousness Movement in 1973
… Pan African Congress (PAC), especially after the Rivonia Trial , saw a lull in anti-apartheid politics that only ended … opposition have been described by…
Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Act 110 of 1983
… Act gave police powers to arrest and detain people without trial for a period of renewable ninety days. The Bill of … with its general claim that no man…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1960s
… with the United Kingdom. March, The accused in the Treason trial are found not guilty, after a trial lasting four years. The remaining 30 accused in the…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1950s
… supporters of 20 liberation movement leaders, who are on trial facing charges under the Suppression of Communism Act, … the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court…
The Bill of Rights
… or without just cause; b. not to be detained without trial; c. to be free from all forms of violence from … 3. Every accused person has a right to…
ArticleProgressive Federal Party (PFP)
… African Parliament. She fought against detention without trial, pass laws, influx control, and job reservation on …
ArticleChief Albert John Mvumbi Luthuli timeline 1800 - 1967
… in Durban. It is subsequently cited in the 1956 Treason Trial . November, Nearly the entire Natal Indian Congress … statement by Chief Luthuli at the time…
Article2016 in Review
… far cry from their attitude towards her during Zuma’s rape trial. - 10th: Father Graham Pugin, the Jesuit chaplain to … 1966. - Flash floods hit Johannesburg…
ArticleMahatma Karamchand Gandhi Timeline 1930-1939
… XXXV of 1827 and removed to Yeravda Prison. There was no trial, no sentence. Unconditionally released on January 26, …