EVENT INFORMATION

3
December
1963

The ten Rivonia accused plead not guilty

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Biografie ๐Ÿ“… 3 December 1963 ๐Ÿ“ Zuid-Afrika

The ten accused pleaded not guilty to sabotage. Their plea set the stage for a long trial in which the state sought severe penalties and the defendants used the courtroom to expose apartheidโ€™s racial and political order. Mandelaโ€™s subsequent statement from the dock would connect the case to the struggle for a democratic society.

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Personen in deze gebeurtenis

Nelson Mandela

Organisaties in dit Evenement

Rivonia Trial

African National Congress

Umkhonto we Sizwe

defence team