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PlacePollsmoor Prison
… political prisoners in the past. Former President Nelson Mandela was transferred to Pollsmoor from Robben Island …
EventDr Ali Bacher, director of the SACU, announces the shortening of the ‘rebel cricket tour ‘as a gesture of support for the country’s dramatic political changes
… a transformation politically, with the release of Nelson Mandela and other political prisoners, Ali Bacher was forced …
EventAlbert Luthuli delivers his Nobel Peace Prize Lecture
… Tutu in 1984, and former presidents FW de Klerk and Nelson Mandela, jointly, in 1993. …
EventPolice swoop down on the homes of Congress of the People leaders across the country, the arrests led to the Treason Trial
… Prof. Z.K. Matthews, Oliver Tambo, Walter Sisulu, Nelson Mandela and many more. They were all transported to …
EventBilateral talks to continue
… F.W.de Klerk and the ANC deputy president, Nelson Mandela. It indicated that both sides were committed to …
EventHundreds of political prisoners began a hunger strike at Robben Island
… The release of Nelson Mandela on 11 February 1990 was a catalyst that sped up the …
EventThe TRC is set up by parliament
… the Commission handed over its report to President Nelson Mandela in October 1998. …
EventFirst Nobel prizes are awarded
… Mpilo Tutu, Nadine Gordimer, F.W. de Klerk and Nelson Mandela had been recipients of these awards through the …
EventAlbertina Sisulu’s banning order is renewed
… was that Albertina had been given instruction by Nelson Mandela in March 1968 to organize a protest when his name was …
Founding members of friends of United Democratic Front
… is a prominent Johannesburg attorney who represents Nelson Mandela and defended many important treason trials, Achat …
EventRobben Island is turned into a maximum security prison
… between 1961 and 1991, the most famous being Nelson Mandela. Since 1997, the island has been turned into a museum …
EventMK soldiers threaten armed struggle
… positive changes within the country. President Nelson Mandela later issued a statement that though he was …
EventANC's economic plans
… African National Congress (ANC) Deputy President Nelson Mandela stated that his party was prepared to abandon its …
Archive2004 - President Mbeki, State of the Nation Address, 6 February 2004 (Before National Elections)
… and other leaders of the public service President Mandela and Mrs Graca Machel President FW de Klerk and Mrs de … very pleased that they were able to join us…
EventMbongeni Ngema was born on this day
… of the City Hall in Durban, alongside those of Nelson Mandela, Oliver Tambo, Miriam Makeba and other heroes of the …
EventAbdullah Abdurahman, medical doctor and Cape community leader, dies in Cape Town
… and General J.C. Smuts . In June 1999, President Nelson Mandela posthumously honoured Abdurahman by awarding him the …
EventPresident F.W. de Klerk promises repeal of apartheid laws
… F.W. de Klerk to free the jailed ANC leader Nelson Mandela and others and to unban political organizations. The …
EventThe government launches ‘Operation Iron Fist’ in townships
… violence in Transvaal, President F.W. de Klerk and Nelson Mandela held a series of meetings to discuss means of …
EventANC, COSATU and SACTU issues a joint statement in Lusaka
… release of all political prisoners, including Nelson Mandela, should develop with even greater intensity. They … O'Malley, P., '1986' , from The Nelson…
EventDesmond Tutu is appointed TRC chairperson
… and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) by President Nelson Mandela on 29 November 1995. The Commission was set up to …
EventFrederik Willem de Klerk is elected President of South Africa
… His announcement on 02 February, 1990 to release Nelson Mandela and unban the African National Congress (ANC), Pan … 23 August 2013]| O’Malley, P. ‘1989’ ,…
EventProfessor Bob Hepple is born
… the Supreme Court and charged with sabotage. Nelson Mandela was the first accused. …
EventA two-day All-in African Conference starts in Pietermaritzburg, Natal
… on the eve of the proclamation of the Republic. Mr. Nelson Mandela was appointed secretary of the National Action … 24 March 2014]|O’Malley, P., ‘1961’ ,…
The curious case of the missing ANC members – and the crisis plan to win them back by Ranjeni Munusamy (Daily Maverick),14 October 2015, South Africa
… Remember when President Jacob Zuma got booed at Nelson Mandela’s memorial service? The ANC claimed those were not … were angry and unhappy was when Zuma was…
EventMbeki unveils Women's Monument at Union Buildings
… a march to the Union Buildings led by Ms Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and the veterans of the 1956 march. The monument was …
Bishop Tutu’s 1999 interview on NewsHour
… it. RAY UAREZ : Less than two years later, Nelson Mandela was freed from prison. Then in 1994, in their first … South Africans voted for a black majority…
The death of Mama Luthuli,16 December 1996
… to germinate. South Africa is free. Few days ago President Mandela signed into law a democratic constitution for South …
EventDiplomatic ties are established between SA and Saudi Arabia
… were formalised during a visit by former President Nelson Mandela to Saudi Arabia in November 1994. Two missions were …
EventCommodore Dieter Gerhardt’s trial begins in the Cape Town High Court
… military secrets. While in prison he was visited by Nelson Mandela, the newly elected African National Congress …
EventWalter Sisulu and others are arrested for attending a party
… occasion Sisulu was not released. He, together with Nelson Mandela and 8 others were charged for treason in October 1963 …