📅 11 July 1963
Police raided Liliesleaf farm in Rivonia and arrested activists linked to the underground movement. The site had served as a secure meeting and work space; the raid exposed people, documents and...
📅 16 March 1964
Vuyisile Mini, Wilson Khayinga and Zinakile Mkhaba were sentenced to death following prosecution for sabotage linked to MK. The case followed the state's effort to deter resistance through exemplary...
📅 20 April 1964
Mandela used his court statement to set out the history and rationale of resistance, linking sabotage to the state's refusal of equal political rights and its violent repression of peaceful protest....
📅 6 November 1964
The state hanged Vuyisile Mini, Wilson Khayinga and Zinakile Mkhaba after their convictions for MK-related activity. The executions were intended to punish and deter resistance, and they brought grief...
📅 14 December 1990
The National Consultative Conference began in Johannesburg after the ANC’s unbanning and drew representatives from branches, MK, the Women’s League, the Youth League, COSATU, the SACP and the UDF....
