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7
November
1962

Mandela receives a five-year sentence

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Organization history 📅 7 November 1962 📍 South Africa

A court sentenced Mandela to five years for incitement and leaving South Africa without a passport. The prosecution treated political organising and international engagement as crimes, while the ANC was prohibited from operating openly. Mandela's imprisonment did not end the movement's underground activity or its efforts to build international support.

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Nelson Mandela

ANC

South African courts

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African National Congress