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… and they were given long prison sentences and sent to Robben Island. Comrade Andimba ya Toivo was released only in 1984. …

… The son was in Pretoria, the father on the famous prison island off Cape Town. "Fortunately, with Robert we could go … death sentence. Her first visits to her father on Robben Island and her brother on death row evoked different … were being recorded. Her second visit to her father on Robben Island was on "Boxing Day" at the end of 1987 - on 26 …

… seen in this picture. Photograph by Eli Weinberg © UWC Robben Island, Mayibuye Archives. After the formation of the Women's …

… Many of these leaders were captured and imprisoned on Robben Island or in the dungeons of the Cape Town Castle, others …

… was sentenced to 15 years in prison, which he served on  Robben Island . Baruch Hirson was sentenced to nine years in prison, …

… but was seized Stockenstrom and sent as a prisoner to Robben Island. Not long afterwards he died as bravely as he had … he and fellow prisoner were attempting to escape from the island, and for the next half century he remained the symbol …

… than the law. The last time that I saw Bram Fischer was on Robben Island about two weeks after we had been sentenced to life … release us saved our lives. After Bram had visited us on Robben Island I wrote to him on behalf of myself and my …

… Duminy declares sovereignty over Angra PequeÁ±a, Halifax Island and Walvis Bay. Klaas Afrikaner conducts a raid with … He is tried and in May sentenced to five years on Robben Island. 18 May SWAPO military commander Tobias … Most of them, including Ja Toiva, serve their sentences on Robben Island.  1968 Military commander Leonard Phillemon is …

… of colour, race or creed. When I served 10 years on Robben Island as a political prisoner, I again used the period to …

… We Sizwe. Some of these are today serving sentences on Robben Island alongside our national leaders such as Nelson Mandela, …

… to be used for meetings’. He was sentenced to 54 months on Robben Island. On appeal in the Supreme Court, his sentence was … charge, was included among the accused and brought from Robben Island to face trial. Arthur Chaskalson was part of …

… and house arrest, in addition to the loneliness of the "Robben Island Widows", the women who see their husbands once a year … the national leadership of the ANC already imprisoned on Robben Island, the security police moved in against the rank …

… decides to move all lepers and paupers in the colony to Robben Island. A group of 16 lepers and 13 destitute persons from … 1852 1 December, Commissioning of a lighthouse on Bird Island. November, The Commercial Bank of Port Elizabeth …

… for life, having earlier been sentenced for eight years to Robben Island . Viola Hashe dies. 2 August, Elijah Loza dies in …

… Ruth First, 2 May, 2012. Photograph by Eli Weinberg UWC/Robben Island Mayibuye Archives. Image source During her time as a …

… to life imprisonment. The majority of them served it on Robben Island. The Robben Island prison was turned into a political school by …

… to life imprisonment. The majority of them served it on Robben Island. The Robben Island prison was turned into a political school by …

… attempted arson in 1706 - to spend the rest of his life on Robben Island in chains. He died in 1708. (p. 178).  Case of Flora … fn). Fortuin van Bengal was convicted in 1770 and sent to Robben Island for life on the unproved suspicion of causing …

… said about Steve Biko, what passed through the walls of Robben Island and other prisons along our political grapevine, has …

… the restrictions. For example, as prisoners on Robben Island, when we were deprived of newspapers we searched the …

… to our heroines who were among the first prisoners on Robben Island in the 17th century like Krotoa and Catherine of …

… next few years imprisoned several senior ANC leaders on Robben Island. Leading members of the ANC and the South African …

… to the leaders and activists of our movement who are on Robben Island, Pollsmoor, Pretoria and Kroonstad, comrades who …

… , South African Communist Party (SACP) activist and ex-Robben Island prisoner open the exhibition. Omar Badsha participates … Windhoek, Namibia . Jurgen Schadeberg 's book, Voices from Robben Island , is published by Ravan Press. Voices from …

… rights in the interim constitution. 1997 1 January, Robben Island Museum is officially opened on 1997. Two years later … sites, namely: Fossil Hominid Sites of South Africa , Robben Island , Maloti-Drakensberg Park , Mapungubwe Cultural …

… comrade President Nelson Mandela, writing from Robben Island to comrade Adelaide Tambo, in 1977, intimated, " …

… to negotiations. Sisulu recalls how when warders on Robben Island shouted at them to hurry: “Now Nelson is a very …

… brother, Pascal, had just been sentenced to three years on Robben Island. [x] He feared the same for himself, and he wanted to …

… The group's first president Dennis Brutus was jailed on Robben Island and several of its subsequent leaders were either …

… sabotage and was sentenced to 12 years in imprisonment on Robben Island with Nelson Mandela and other significant political …