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… national historic and cultural significance such as Robben Island and Freedom Park. In order to qualify as a legacy …

… Introduction The Robben Island prisoners settled down to the mindless timetable of …

… Movement logo – designed the publications’ Robben Island Our University poster and the shield and spear logo on …

… political prisoners began a hunger strike at Robben Island, the country's highest-security prison, to demand that … at the end of the year have been released from Robben Island prison, increasing to 22 the number of prisoners …

… via Swaziland, Lesotho and Botswana. 1 April, Robben Island is turned into a prison for those convicted of … Chiba, Raymond Nyanda and Andrew Masondo arrive at Robben Island. 23 January, Bram Fischer goes underground to a farm … and SACP. He is sentenced to 15 years and sent to Robben Island. The Coloured Labour Party is formed by members who …

… more than five years ahead of his comrades on Robben Island, most of them older than him. Goldberg flew directly …

… to find it only set out in 1855. He spent the night on an island just upstream of the Falls, after having come down the …

… in the building of many of the structures on Robben Island! Although Cape St. Francis Lighthouse is only 30 km …

… name Espagniola, from a French ship, was sent to Robben Island on 29 May 1657. There were also very young slaves: … 1657 at the Cape. Domingo of Bengal was sent to Robben Island on 17 July 1658. Two other early slaves were Angela …

… So many of our leaders have been imprisoned on Robben Island, banned, or forced into exile, and so many more are … South Africa, and in this I include our leaders in Robben Island as well as those who are banned and in exile. Unless …

… “It has become so difficult. I’ve walked every inch of my island. There is nowhere new to see.” It is a poignant ending …

… priority for many developing countries, particularly Small Island Developing States, Least Developed Countries and the …

… leader who was the first political prisoner on Robben Island, shone on our firmament as our star of hope. And so …

… to tell him that he could either spend 18 years on Robben Island, or leave the country [xxv] . Tladi and his co-accused …

… were arrested across the country. Some were sent to Robben Island prison to serve lengthy sentences while others were …

… smuggle the first draft of his autobiography out of Robben Island prison. An editorial entitled Mandela: Man, Legend and …

… welcome a large crowd of prisoners released from Robben Island after the signing of the DF Malan Accord. 2-6 July, At …

… three months. He also viewed the isolated prison of Robben Island from the vantage point of Table Mountain. Mandela left …

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

… forcing a costly withdrawal of Japanese forces from the island of Guadalcanal in February 1943. The Japanese, …

… house arrest, in addition to the loneliness of the "Robben Island Widows", the women who see their husbands once a year … a perspex window in that forbidding maximum security island gaol. Albertina Sisulu, Winnie Mandela: they were … leadership of the ANC already imprisoned on Robben Island, the security police moved in against the rank and …

… political prisoners began a hunger strike on Robben Island demanding their release in order to strengthen the … were damaged by the alkalinity of the stone at Robben Island where he had done hard labour breaking rocks. July, …

… coastal forests, and salt and fresh water marshes. Robben Island was used as a prison for political prisoners for … against apartheid spent many years of their lives on the island. It has come to represent the spirit of freedom and …

… part of a collective. Shortly after our arrival on Robben Island you told us: “We are no longer leaders; we don’t make … and put them in the sun. In 1982, after 18 years on Robben Island, five of the seven Rivonia Trialists were transferred …

… he had little formal education. After 10 years on Robben Island alongside Nelson Mandela, he fled apartheid South …

… Coast, in two series of photographs called "South Sea Island" and "Africa." The most poignant depiction of …

… on South Africa and more contemporary issues). Robben Island Mayibuye Centre Archive South African Heritage …

… shared imprisonment with us for some years on Robben Island. This you did, not as outsiders to the cause of …