Mandela travelled abroad to seek support for the struggle, build links with African governments and liberation movements, and arrange military training for MK recruits. His trip reflects the growing importance of international solidarity as the state banned organisations and restricted internal activity. The surviving travel diary documents an activist moving through African anticolonial networks, not a solitary journey detached from collective organising.
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Why did Mandela travel abroad in 1962?
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His trip connected the movement to African liberation networks and training.