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BiographyJohn Taolo Gaetsewe
… sentenced to two years` imprisonment which he served on Robben Island. Later, on appeal, his sentence was reduced to nine … member of the ANC and General…
BiographyRoger Meintjes
… involved in projects at the then newly established Robben Island Museum where he led exhibition development between …
BiographyPeter Moonsammy
… writes in his letter to the [Moonsammy] family from Robben Island (4 June 1985: “I wonder whether Zindzi ever noticed my …
BiographyLeo Linda Sihlali
… was sentenced to five years* in prison which he served on Robben Island. After his release, he found work as a teacher, but a …
Nine Mau Mau prisoners, serving life sentences, escape from Mageta Island, Lake Victoria.
… Mau prisoners, serving life sentences, escape from Mageta Island, Lake Victoria. …
The SA flag is hoisted on Marion Island after an agreement with Britain.
… The SA flag is hoisted on Marion Island after an agreement with Britain. …
BiographyAlan Robert Lipman
… close friend Walter Sisulu , who had been released from Robben Island in October 1989, to return to South Africa. Lipman …
BiographyAdelaine Florence Hain
… chocolate every day until he was sentenced to 10 years on Robben Island . Having somehow studied for a law degree amid the … even more terror. Soon with…
BiographyDullah Mohamed Omar
… members of the Congress movement, making repeated trips to Robben Island to meet and act for the leadership who were …
France’s Napoleon Bonaparte dies in exile on the island of St. Helena. (BBC history)
… France’s Napoleon Bonaparte dies in exile on the island of St. Helena. (BBC history) …
BiographyFred Khumalo
… Crazy: Hilarious Tales Post Polokwane, The Lighter Side of Robben Island (which was co-written by Gugu Kunene and Paddy …
BiographyPeter Hlaole Molotsi
… to you now that we negotiated the removal of Sobukwe from Robben Island. Molotsi petitioned the secretary-general of the UN … UN. They exercised pressure to…
BiographySicelo Mhlauli
… President Nelson Mandela and Raymond Mhlaba (former Robben Island prisoner) visited the graves to lay wreaths. On 20 …
BiographySylvia Neame
… where he was eventually sentenced to life imprisonment on Robben Island . Although this brought an abrupt halt to their …
BiographyWolfie Kodesh
… South African political activists which are housed at the Robben Island Mayibuye Archives at the University of the Western …
Portuguese navigator Diego Diaz becomes the first European to arrive to the island of Madagascar.
… Diego Diaz becomes the first European to arrive to the island of Madagascar. …
ArchiveWhat I have known of him on the island: a 70th Birthday tribute to Nelson Mandela
… What I have known of him on the island: a 70th Birthday tribute to Nelson Mandela …
The South African flag is hoisted on Prince Edward Island after an agreement with Britain.
… The South African flag is hoisted on Prince Edward Island after an agreement with Britain. …
BiographyVejaynand ‘Vejay’ Indurjith Ramlakan
… people will not forgive him". His was incarcerated on Robben Island between 1987 and 1991, where he was a member of the … member of the Central Political…
Britain takes possession of Ichaboe Island off the Namibian coast in the name of Queen Victoria.
… Britain takes possession of Ichaboe Island off the Namibian coast in the name of Queen Victoria. …
Diego Garcia islanders lose their compensation case against the British for being moved off their island.
… case against the British for being moved off their island. …
BiographyBonisile John Kani
… Kani, Fugard and Winston Ntshona. This was followed by The Island in 1973. Sizwe Banzi is Dead addresses the apartheid regime’s restrictive pass laws while…
BiographyJohn Collins
… – he got the fund to pay for the wives and families of Robben Island prisoners to visit them, and began helping the …
BiographyFrancois Pienaar
… this to his squad, Pienaar took his team-mates to Robben Island prior to the tournament to see the cell in which …
BiographyEbrahim Ismail Ebrahim
… and sentenced to 15 years imprisonment, which he served on Robben Island. Whilst in prison he completed a BA degree, majoring …
The French take possession of Mauritius and rename it l’Ile de France (The Island of France).
… possession of Mauritius and rename it l’Ile de France (The Island of France). …
Abd al-Krim, Moroccan nationalist leader, escapes after an eleven-year imprisonment on the Island of Reunion.
… leader, escapes after an eleven-year imprisonment on the Island of Reunion. …
Abd al-Krim, Moroccan nationalist leader, escapes after an eleven-year imprisonment on the Island of Reunion.
… leader, escapes after an eleven-year imprisonment on the Island of Reunion. …
BiographySipho Samuel Hashe
… he was sentenced to ten years imprisonment in Robben Island. Hashe was released in October 1973 and, immediately, … Member of ANC, MK and PEBCO, Robben…
Comoros gains independence from France (Archipel des Comores), except for the island of Mayotte, which remains a French Oversea
… from France (Archipel des Comores), except for the island of Mayotte, which remains a French Oversea …