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ArticleSouth African Defence Force (SADF)
… of soldiers were also stationed at Saldanha Bay, on Robben Island, at False Bay and as far as Mossel Bay for the …
ArticleNegotiations and the transition
… with senior members of the ANC was transferred from Robben Island to Pollsmoor prison after spending 18 years on Robben Island. Between 1984 and 1989 secret…
ArticleThe Cape Malay
… South Africa, Sheikh Yusuf was born in 1626 in Goa on the island of Celebes (today known as Sulawesi). Sheikh Yusuf was … with the English and was sent as a…
Submissions by the McGill University students 2012
… Newton, Massachusetts, but has lived in Providence, Rhode Island, New York City, New York, and Jerusalem, Israel. He is … them. More broadly, Nicolas' visit…
South African and World leaders
… spent 27 years of his life in jail, most of which were on Robben Island. Although he was not the only struggle leader in jail … Six of the accused were…
The armed struggle and state repression of the 1960s
… sent to Pretoria prison and the others were all sent to Robben Island. Bram Fischer was himself arrested and tried soon …
ArticleAfrican Heritage Sites
… Cape ), iSimangaliso Wetland Park - ( KwaZulu-Natal ), Robben Island - ( Western Cape) , and Cradle of Humankind - ( … migrations that have gone unchanged…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1600s
… sailors to ferry him and twenty of his followers to Robben Island . There the group remain, on and off, for the next … 10 July, Van Riebeeck banishes…
ArticleConvict Stations & Labour in the Cape Colony
… 1843 Montagu was ordered by Governor Napier to visit Robben Island, for the purpose of "inquiring into the working of the … of the chronically sick, lepers,…
ArticleWalter Sisulu Timeline 1912-2003
… Mlangeni & Motsoaledi sentenced to life imprisonment on Robben Island by the Pretoria Supreme Court for, Sabotage Conspiracy … ANC). That night they were…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1980-1989
… are scattered demanding the release of Walter Sisulu from Robben Island. 18 April, Zimbabwe gains its independence. 2 August, … pressure for the release of…
ArticleSASO till SASCO
… 1976 The SASO and BPC leaders are convicted and jailed on Robben Island (see above 1975 entry). 1976 June 16 The Student …
ArticleStudent Politics: SASO till SANSCO
… 1976 The SASO and BPC leaders are convicted and jailed on Robben Island (see above 1975 entry). 1976 16 June, The Student …
ArticleHeritage day, Braai Day or Shaka Day: Whose Heritage is it Anyway?
… National Symbols and Heritage (article) UNESCO lists Robben Island as a World Heritage Site (article) Our Glorious …
Origins: Formation, Sharpeville and banning, 1959-1960
… faced a leadership crisis. When Sobukwe was released from Robben Island in 1969, he was placed under house arrest in Kimberley … chairman until 1981 when…
ArticleKora
… over to the colonial authorities, who banished them to Robben Island. Later, a prolonged drought forced White settlers and …
ArticleAlbertina Sisulu Timeline 1918 - 2011
… & Motsoaledi were sentenced to life imprisonment on Robben Island by the Pretoria Supreme Court for: ”¢ Sabotage ”¢ … to apply for a passbook as no-one was…
ArticleTimeline of the German and Herero, Nama War and Genocide
… September , Over 1,700 Nama prisoners arrive at Shark Island, mostly consisting of Witbooi and Veldshoendragers. … single largest contingent of prisoners to…
ArticleGrade 5 - Term 4: A Heritage trail through the provinces of South Africa
… Table Mountain, the area has a long and colourful history. Robben Island, in Table Bay, near Cape Town, was used for centuries … Landscape. Richtersveld…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1980-1989
… other leading figures of the movement were released from Robben Island. 1980 South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) … are scattered demanding the…
ArticleTimeline of Land Dispossession and Segregation in South Africa 1800-1899
The nineteenth century was a period of several events whose socio-political and economic impact profoundly changed South Africa and the African continent…
ArticleThe Namibian struggle for independence – 1966 – 1990 – a historical background
… of SWAPO who was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment on Robben Island, off Cape Town’s coast. In 1966, SWAPO established the …
ArticleA history of prison labour in South Africa
… to do hard labour. For example, political prisoners on Robben Island worked mainly in quarries. A particularly notorious …
ArticleIndian South Africans timeline 1960-1969
… Accepting the medal meant 'celebrating Salisbury Island University, Job Reservation, apartheid and the lack of … their arrest, Moonsamy and Doorsamy were…
ArticleSlave Resistance
… were given lesser sentences including imprisonment on Robben Island while 244 slaves were returned to their owners. Galant …
Poqo political trials and the execution of its operatives in the 1960s
… were sentenced to death, six to life in prison. Former Robben Island political prisoners point out that in the early years … 1962 and 1963, the majority of…
ArticleThe spread of these ideas to Europe and Australia
… Extermination in Tasmania A shallow sea separates the island state of Tasmania from the rest of Australia. In 1777 … who survived were rounded up and removed…
ArticleLife Timeline of Jacob Zuma
… He is sentenced to 10 years in prison which he serves on Robben Island, where he serves on ANC structures within the Island. 1973 December, Zuma is released…
ArticleWomen and the struggle against Apartheid
… her support to those fighting apartheid and even visited Robben Island. She was awarded the United Nations Human Rights Award …
ArticleLouis van Mauritius and the Slave Revolt of 1808
… were given lesser sentences including imprisonment on Robben Island. [iii] Greenmarket square in the 1830s Image source …