Mandela arrives on Robben Island as prisoner 466/64

Mandela arrived on Robben Island the day after the life sentences. The Foundation timeline records this arrival on 13 June, while its detailed chronology records the sentencing and transfer on 12 June; the entries mark the move across the two dates. The island prison began an 18-year period of incarceration there, with the wider freedom struggle continuing through families, underground networks, exiles, and international solidarity.