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… The first treason trial in South African history post apartheid regime … custody at the Palace of Justice, in Pretoria, is foiled. 01 June, The Boeremag treason trial’s oldest accused, Vis … Boeremag Treason Trial Timeline …

… when 156 Congress leaders were arrested and put on trial for high treason. The swoop came in the early hours of the morning of … after the longest Treason Trial in South African history, the remaining accused were all acquitted of treason. … Treason Trial 1956 - 1961 …

… Often referred to as "the trial that changed South Africa,” in October 1963, ten … from the book, From Protest to Challenge, A Documentary History of South African Politics. The Launch of MK and the … Morogoro Conference (1969) ushered in a new era in the history of the liberation struggle. It opened up ANC …

… African guerrilla trials, the Silverton and Soekmekaar trial. The charges brought against the accused were in … Soekmekaar police station. The accused were charged with treason; two counts of murder and 21 of attempted murder; … The remaining six accused were found guilty of high treason and received jail sentences of between 10 and 20 …

… The history of the struggle against racial oppression and … of 183 467 ‘man days’ to various mining companies. The trial of trade unionists, mineworkers and members of the CPSA … of the CPSA were arrested and charged with sedition and treason. The government continued to apply pressure on the …

… was to arrest key people and charge sixteen of them for treason and contravention of the Internal Security Act. The … NIC) or affiliated organisations. After the accusation of treason, it took the government five more months to compile a … been on stage when others had done so. Events before the Trial The lead up to the trial began in 1984 following an …

… Treason Trial Gallery …

… A collection of letters that relate to the Rivonia Trial. Some of these items have been scanned from originals … Letters: Rivonia Trial 1963-1964 …

… On the Rivonia Trial …

… Mandela, then serving a five-year sentence following his trial in 1962 when I had acted as his legal representative. I … fresh in my mind, in May and June 1964 as the Rivonia Trial drew to an end. They were intended to provide a factual account of the events leading up to the trial by one of the participants who “got away”. I decided …

… speeches and public statements that relate to the Rivonia Trial. These are text files and transcriptions from various … Speeches and Public Statements: Rivonia Trial 1963-1964 …

… The Rivonia Trial Fifty Years later …

… the book The Final Prize by Norman Levy (Chapter 16) On Trial State versus Abram Fischer and Thirteen Others The … The senior prosecutor, Liebenberg, had appeared in the Treason Trial nine years previously and remained as … to him and another comrade, in 1962. The lectures were in history and communist theory. Initially, Simelane who had …

… of videos and audio files that relate to the Rivonia Trial … of videos and audio files that relate to the Rivonia Trial 1963-1964 …

… of official documents and articles that relate to Rivonia Trial 1963-1964 …

… of flyers, posters and buttons that relate to the Rivonia Trial 1963-1964 …

… Excerpts from Chief Lutuli's evidence at the treason trial dealing with his understanding of a non-violent …

… Before presenting the history and impact of resistance photography we must consider … of the Freedom Charter by the Congress Alliance, the Treason Trial of 1956, the bus boycotts, and the rise of the … ↵ [3] Margaret Sartor, Lecture at Duke University, 2/21/01. ↵ [4] “Peter Magubane: A Black Photographer in Apartheid …

… The period also saw the continuation of the 1956 Treason Trial to its conclusion in 1961. That same year, the ANC and … 14 March, The defense team opens their case in the Treason Trial . 21 March , In a peaceful anti pass march led …

… Bachelor of Arts degree with distinctions in economics and history and then begins a part-time law degree at Grey while … in Johannesburg during the strike. 1947 26 August, Stands trial with 49 others for involvement in the African … December, 156 Congress leaders are arrested and tried for treason in what becomes known as the Treason Trial . Bram is …

… a regional approach and securing access to lawyers. The Treason Trial When 156 leaders of the ANC and allied organisations … my Life, by Mary Benson; The Struggle for a Birthright, a history of the ANC by Mary Benson; The Whirlwind Before the …

… reasons. Firstly, the example of Zulu culture and the rape trial of President Zuma (2005/2006) will be used to show the … Moreover, the legal system places importance of the sexual history of the woman, if she has a tainted reputation then … seriously. Many commentators maintain that “the brutal history of apartheid in South Africa facilitated the current …

… and other political movements, and accused them of high treason. The preliminary hearing of the Treason Trial was held in January 1957, with the accused in cages and …

… towns, the pass laws, pass burnings, bus boycotts, the Treason Trial , and countless demonstrations and protests, … anti-Semitism, and discrimination. The millennia-long history of “social isolation, curtailment of opportunities, …

… Independent, December 6, 1998. A scene from a Nuremberg trial. Source: pbs.org For a great website on the Nuremburg … the perpetrators of genocide. Perpetrators were put on trial in the city of Nuremburg and punished (see Nuremberg Trial on www.bbc.co.uk) . South Africa chose not to go the …

… and trials that occurred from the 1940s to the 1990s, history was being made and re-made; drama and farce competing. Beginning in 1946 with the “sedition trial”, it became a feature of successive governments to have … of the CPSA, and continued into the fifties with the Treason Trial in 1956, the Rivonia Trial in 1963 and …

… leaders, including Dr. Moroka, are arrested and put on trial under the Suppression of Communism Act 10 November, … leading activists are arrested heralding the start of the Treason Trial 9 December, The Treason Trial begins at the Drill Hall in Johannesburg 1961 …

… and the Battle of Mome Gorge, 10 June 1906 " Military History Journal, 8(1), Hadebe, M.M. (2003). A … attitude to Dinizulu as indicated in his reportage on the treason trial of Dinizulu , unpublished Master of Arts (History) …

… and members. For instance, the early Poqo Trials, Rivonia trial, the Little Rivonia and Bram Fisher trials, among … 14 March, The defense team opens their case in the Treason Trial . 16 March, Robert Sobukwe writes to the … Bram Fischer closes the case for the defense in the Treason Trial. December, South African Congress of Trade …