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ArticleThe Crackdown on the Black Consciousness Movement in 1973
… found guilty and sentenced to five and six-year terms on Robben Island. The Soweto Uprising in June 1976 led to further state …
Chapter VIII - The Mandela’s – family extraordinary
… marriage that must endure through twenty years and more of Robben Island widowhood? For widowhood it is, this pattern of … very happy smile. Eleven years…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 2 Contextual Overview
… of these cities were Zanzibar, Kilwa, Mombasa, Mozambique Island and Sofala. In the sixteenth century the Portuguese … massive stone fortresses in Kilwa,…
GANDHI THE PRISONER
… the major Transvaal prisons. Gandhi, however, was never on Robben Island in the Cape, and we were never in Volksrust in the … these were shared with his…
13 notable women in Cape Town’s history, 6 August 2015
… The following year the couple and their children moved to Robben Island, where Van Meerhof had been appointed superintendent, … she was charged with…
EventBritish troops land in Madagascar.
… Madagascar, a mountainous large island in the Indian Ocean, consists of many rivers and high … French, would allow Japan to set up military bases on the…
PlaceAlgoa Bay, East Coast of Cape of Good Hope
… to land there. He planted a wooden cross on a small Island now, St Croix or Santa Cruz island. he named the bay Agra da Roca, which in Portuguese … Bay, and…
ArchiveThe New South African Revolution by Prithiraj Dullay, 03 April 2017
… loved struggle vetran and fellow prisoner with Mandela on Robben Island, Ahmed Kathrada, and the reshuffling of the cabinet to …
ArchiveThe Moral Problem of Winnie Mandela by Paul Trewhela (Dailymaverick.com), 6 April 2018, South Africa
… and stressful for her husband in his almost 30 years on Robben Island and in other prisons than it was for her, during those …
Biko’s legacy lives on in our nation’s history and culture by Nkosinathi Biko, 12 September 2012, South Africa
… of national historic and cultural significance such as Robben Island and Freedom Park. In order to qualify as a legacy …
Nelson Mandela Correspondence with family
… Introduction The Robben Island prisoners settled down to the mindless timetable of …
Neville Alexander interviewed by Rupert Taylor and Adam Habib,25 April 1998, Cape Town
… an NGO activist; from Sached Trust to... Alexander: From Robben Island actually.. Habib:...so could you give us a quick … Forward education, adult education,…
Article1970s: Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa
… Parliament called the 'Sobukwe Clause', and transferred to Robben Island. The 'Sobukwe Clause' was approved annually. On the Island, he was completely…
PlaceAll Saints Anglican Church, Durbanville
… Swaziland, Mocambique, Namibia, South Africa and the island of St Helena (South Atlantic Island). It has a diverse membership of approximately 34 …
EventEquatorial Guinea gains Independence from Spain
… On their way to India, Portuguese explorers discovered the island of Bioko, and later colonized the islands of Fernando … [Accessed: 31 August 2011] Schippke…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1990s
… hundred political prisoners began a hunger strike at Robben Island, the country's highest-security prison, to demand that … been freed at the end of the year…
ArchiveDenis Goldberg belongs to those who defeated apartheid
… prisoner, more than five years ahead of his comrades on Robben Island, most of them older than him. Goldberg flew directly …
PlaceCape Saint Francis, Lighthouse in the Eastern Cape
… also partook in the building of many of the structures on Robben Island! Although Cape St. Francis Lighthouse is only 30 km …
ArticleLiberation history Timeline 1960-1969
… the country via Swaziland, Lesotho and Botswana. 1 April, Robben Island is turned into a prison for those convicted of … , Laloo Chiba, Raymond Nyanda and…
Lecture by the President of the ANC, President Jacob Zuma, on the occasion of celebrating the life and times of the tenth President of the ANC President Nelson Mandela, 10 July 2012, Limpopo
… imprisonment on 12 June 1964. Madiba was imprisoned on Robben Island where he remained for the eighteen of his twenty-seven … the ANC then. In March 1982,…
Let them Speak - Slave Stamouers of South Africa by André van Rensburg
… with the name Espagniola, from a French ship, was sent to Robben Island on 29 May 1657. There were also very young slaves: … March 1657 at the Cape. Domingo…
78. The Natal Indian Congress calls for a national convention
… bondage. So many of our leaders have been imprisoned on Robben Island, banned, or forced into exile, and so many more are … in South Africa, and in this I…
A Farewell To Madiba! National Assembly, Cape Town, March 26,1999.
… Khoikhoi leader who was the first political prisoner on Robben Island, shone on our firmament as our star of hope. And so …
ArticleThe Impact of Colonialism
… (These men were later murdered by the inhabitants of the island for mistreating them). On his second voyage, Columbus … fought among themselves and with the…
ArticleThembisile Chris Hani Timeline 1942 - 2003
… Kotane welcome a large crowd of prisoners released from Robben Island after the signing of the DF Malan Accord. 2-6 July, At …
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1940-1949
… stayed three months. He also viewed the isolated prison of Robben Island from the vantage point of Table Mountain. Mandela left …
ArticleAfrican Resistance Movement (ARM)
… was sentenced to 15 years in prison, which he served on Robben Island . Baruch Hirson was sentenced to nine years in prison, …
Increasing repression and the turn to the armed struggle
… were arrested across the country. Some were sent to Robben Island prison to serve lengthy sentences while others were …
Biography of Lefifi Tladi by Paul Linck
… to tell him that he could either spend 18 years on Robben Island, or leave the country [xxv] . Tladi and his co-accused …
ArticleChanging Perceptions of Nelson Mandela
… smuggle the first draft of his autobiography out of Robben Island prison. An editorial entitled Mandela: Man, Legend and …