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Little Rivonia Trial

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The Little Rivonia Trial was a South African apartheid-era court case in which several members of the armed resistance group Umkhonto we Sizwe faced charges of sabotage. [1]

18 relations: African National Congress, Apartheid, Athol Williams, Capital punishment, George Bizos, Mac Maharaj, Nelson Mandela, Nothing's Changed (poem), Penal labour, Rivonia Trial, Robben Island, Sabotage, South Africa, South African Communist Party, Tatamkhulu Afrika, Umkhonto we Sizwe, Wilton Mkwayi, 1956 Treason Trial.

African National Congress

The African National Congress (ANC) is the Republic of South Africa's governing political party.

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Apartheid

Apartheid started in 1948 in theUnion of South Africa |year_start.

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Athol Williams

Athol Williams (born 20 June 1970) is an award-winning South African poet and social philosopher.

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Capital punishment

Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty, is a government-sanctioned practice whereby a person is put to death by the state as a punishment for a crime.

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George Bizos

George Bizos (born 15 November 1927) is a human rights lawyer who campaigned against apartheid in South Africa, most notably during the Rivonia Trial.

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Mac Maharaj

Sathyandranath Ragunanan "Mac" Maharaj (born 22 April 1935 in Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal) is a South African politician affiliated with the African National Congress, academic and businessman of Indian origin.

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Nelson Mandela

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, political leader, and philanthropist, who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999.

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Nothing's Changed (poem)

"Nothing's Changed" is a poem by Tatamkhulu Afrika.

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Penal labour

Penal labour is a generic term for various kinds of unfree labour which prisoners are required to perform, typically manual labour.

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Rivonia Trial

The Rivonia Trial took place in South Africa between 9 October 1963 and 12 June 1964.

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Robben Island

Robben Island (Robbeneiland) is an island in Table Bay, west of the coast of Bloubergstrand, Cape Town, South Africa.

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Sabotage

Sabotage is a deliberate action aimed at weakening a polity, effort or organization through subversion, obstruction, disruption or destruction.

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South Africa

South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.

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South African Communist Party

The South African Communist Party (SACP) is a communist party in South Africa.

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Tatamkhulu Afrika

Ismail Joubert (7 December 1920 – 23 December 2002), commonly known as Tatamkhulu Afrika, which is Xhosa for Grandfather Africa, was a South African poet and writer.

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Umkhonto we Sizwe

uMkhonto we Sizwe (abbreviated as MK,, meaning "Spear of the Nation") was the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC), co-founded by Nelson Mandela in the wake of the Sharpeville massacre.

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Wilton Mkwayi

Wilton Zimasile Mkwayi was born on 17 December 1923 in Middledrift, Eastern Cape, and died on 24 July 2004.

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1956 Treason Trial

The Treason Trial was a trial in Johannesburg in which 156 people, including Nelson Mandela, were arrested in a raid and accused of treason in South Africa in 1956.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Rivonia_Trial

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