Hundreds of civic, church, youth, women’s, student, and labour organisations launched the United Democratic Front (UDF) at Rocklands in Mitchells Plain. The coalition opposed the tricameral constitution, which excluded the African majority from national political power. Mandela, imprisoned at Pollsmoor, was named one of the UDF’s patrons. The front’s mass organising made clear that resistance inside prison was part of a much wider popular struggle.
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Why did Mandela reject a personal release tied to political conditions?
The UDF launch included organisations opposing the exclusionary tricameral constitution.
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It united many civic, youth, religious, labour, and women’s organisations.