EVENT INFORMATION

30
Juli
1952

Mandela and 19 other campaign leaders are arrested

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Biografie ๐Ÿ“… 30 Juli 1952 ๐Ÿ“ Zuid-Afrika

The government arrested Mandela and 19 others for their role in the Defiance Campaign, charging them under the Suppression of Communism Act. The law was used broadly against opponents of white rule, even where the campaignโ€™s public method was disciplined non-violent civil disobedience. The accused were released on bail and tried together.

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Personen in deze gebeurtenis

Nelson Mandela

Organisaties in dit Evenement

African National Congress

South African Indian Congress

National Party government