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EventNelson Mandela is inaugurated as South Africa's first democratic President
… Mandela spent the first 18 of his 27 years in jail at the Robben Island Prison. In June 1990 he retired from politics at the …
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at a banquet in honour of her majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands Pretoria, 30 September 1996
… and challenge the authority of the state. Links Go to the Robben Island Museum Website for an account of Sobukwe's time on the Island after his arrest. Find…
EventNelson Mandela meets President P.W. Botha to begin negotiating the end of apartheid
… imprisoned at Victor Verster after he was transferred from Robben Island to Pollsmoor in 1982, then to Victor Verster in …
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…
BiographyDr. Abu Baker Asvat
… to continue her work with the UDF and visit Walter on Robben Island. Asvat also continued to give Albertina wages during …
ArticleKora
… over to the colonial authorities, who banished them to Robben Island. Later, a prolonged drought forced White settlers and …
EventSomerset concludes a treaty with Ngqika (aka Gaika)
… killed. Makana surrendered the next day and was sent to Robben Island, where he later drowned while trying to escape. …
ANC Gauteng Province pays tribute to Comrade Lawrance Phokanoka,15 July 2005
… South Africa, charged and sentenced to many years on Robben Island. Both on the Island and outside, he was known for his immense knowledge of …
PlaceCape Town, Western Province
… prisoner— Nelson Mandela —who was held on the tiny Robben Island in Table Bay . Roughly 300 Million Years ago, during … the "Municipality of Cape Town,…
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…
EventNelson Rolihlahla Mandela passed away
… of sabotage and treason and received a life sentence on Robben Island. This, however, did not deter the man who had spent …
ArchiveThe Final Prize by Norman Levy
… “Everyone has a story”, Sephiwe, the librarian at the Robben Island Mayibuye Archive, said to me as he handed me the …
Statement by Oliver Tambo at the launch of the "Nelson Mandela: Freedom at 70" Campaign, 11 June 1988, Wembley Stadium, London
… here also speak of Govan Mbeki who, though released from Robben Island after 24 years, has been put into a larger prison and … and his colleagues imprisoned…
Statement at the Launch of the "Nelson Mandela: Freedom at 70" Campaign by O. R. Tambo, Wembley Stadium, London, 11 June 1988
… here also speak of Govan Mbeki who, though released from Robben Island after 24 years, has been put into a larger prison and … and his colleagues imprisoned…
Chapter 7 - ‘We Are Also People’
… Bra Z was no criminal. He served a six-year sentence on Robben Island, then, home to our illustrious political leaderÂship. … with its own court's…
Death of ANC Education Secretary, Seretse Choabi, 29 August 1991
… in 1964. From 1964 to 1967 he served a prison term on Robben Island for ANC activities. Upon his release Seretse was …
EventJoyce Mashamba passed away
… who had been a political prisoner for 10 years on Robben Island. [v] They have four children – Nyiko, Wisani, Tiyani …
EventMandela smuggled out the country and appears in Addis Ababa
… illegally leaving the country. He served this sentence on Robben Island . While Mandela was in prison, police raided the …
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…
ArchiveThe end of an era - A tribute to Cde Govan Mbeki, by Jacob Zuma, 8 September 2001, Port Elizabeth
… advantage, and produced a book entitled, Learning from Robben Island, which is a collection of essays ranging from … for us to say. The ANC had spoken. With…
PlaceWestern Cape Province
… hills. They are Devil's Peak, Signal Hill and Lion's Head. Robben Island is just off the coast of Cape Town. There was a jail … Many leaders of the Freedom…
EventZeph Mothopeng, President of the PAC dies
… aims of a banned organization. He served his sentence on Robben Island . He was released in 1967 and banished to Qwaqwa for …
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…
EventSteve Tshwete is born
… to a banned organisation and sentenced to 15 years on Robben Island. While on the island he earned a BA from Unisa majoring in English and …
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 …
Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid - Glossary
… political document for the ANC and allied organisations. Island ”” used like this the word refers to Robben Island, where many political prisoners were sent…
Funeral arrangements afoot for Mama Dideka Mhlaba, 20 January 2010
… a long-serving ANC political prisoner, was incarcerated on Robben Island with Nelson Mandela following the historic Rivonia …