| 26 Augustus 1960 |
Zuid-Afrika
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Nelson Mandela
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The State of Emergency is lifted
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| 8 April 1960 |
Zuid-Afrika
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Nelson Mandela
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The apartheid government bans the ANC
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| 30 Maart 1960 |
Zuid-Afrika
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Nelson Mandela
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The state declares an emergency and detains Mandela
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| 28 Maart 1960 |
Zuid-Afrika
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Nelson Mandela
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Mandela publicly burns his passbook
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| 21 Maart 1960 |
Zuid-Afrika
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Nelson Mandela
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Police massacre anti-pass demonstrators at Sharpeville
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| 4 Februari 1959 |
Zuid-Afrika
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Nelson Mandela
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Zenani Mandela is born
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| 17 December 1957 |
Zuid-Afrika
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Nelson Mandela
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The state drops charges against 73 Treason Trialists
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| 9 Januari 1957 |
Zuid-Afrika
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Nelson Mandela
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The defence begins its response in the Treason Trial
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| 20 December 1956 |
Zuid-Afrika
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Nelson Mandela
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Treason Trial defendants receive bail
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| 19 December 1956 |
Zuid-Afrika
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Nelson Mandela
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The Treason Trial preparatory examination begins
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| 5 December 1956 |
Zuid-Afrika
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Nelson Mandela
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Police arrest Mandela in the Treason Trial sweep
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| 26 Juni 1955 |
Zuid-Afrika
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Nelson Mandela
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The Congress of the People adopts the Freedom Charter
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| 13 April 1955 |
Zuid-Afrika
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Nelson Mandela
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Mandela challenges the grounds of his banning order
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| 1 April 1955 |
Zuid-Afrika
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Nelson Mandela
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Mandela urges communities to resist Bantu Education
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| 21 September 1953 |
Zuid-Afrika
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Nelson Mandela
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Mandela’s banned address outlines a new organizing plan
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