Rivonia Trial
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The Rivonia Trial was a landmark 1963–1964 South African court case in which Nelson Mandela and other anti-apartheid leaders were prosecuted and ultimately sentenced to long prison terms for sabotage and related charges, drawing global attention to the struggle against apartheid.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| State v Mandela and Others | 0 | 1 |
| The State v Nelson Mandela and Others | 0 | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court case
→
political trial → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Rivonia Trial
→
surface form:
State v Mandela and Others
Rivonia Trial →
surface form:
The State v Nelson Mandela and Others
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| charge |
conspiracy to overthrow the government
→
furthering the aims of communism → recruitment for foreign military training → recruitment for guerrilla warfare → sabotage → soliciting funds from foreign states → |
| country | South Africa → |
| court | Supreme Court of South Africa → |
| defendant |
Ahmed Kathrada
→
Andrew Mlangeni → Bob Hepple → Denis Goldberg → Elias Motsoaledi → Govan Mbeki → James Kantor → Lionel Bernstein → Nelson Mandela → Raymond Mhlaba → Walter Sisulu → |
| defenseArgument | moral justification for armed struggle against apartheid → |
| endDate | 1964-06-12 → |
| evidenceSeizedAt | Lilliesleaf Farm → |
| historicalSignificance |
drew international condemnation of apartheid
→
landmark in the global anti-apartheid movement → |
| impactOnMandela | elevated Nelson Mandela as a global symbol of resistance → |
| judge | Quartus de Wet → |
| languageOfProceedings | English → |
| legalBasis |
Suppression of Communism Act
→
surface form:
Sabotage Act
Suppression of Communism Act → |
| legalOutcome |
eight defendants convicted
→
two defendants acquitted → |
| location |
Pretoria, South Africa
→
surface form:
Pretoria
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| mediaCoverage | extensive international attention → |
| notableDefendantRole |
Nelson Mandela
→
surface form:
Nelson Mandela was a leader of Umkhonto we Sizwe
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| notableSpeech | I Am Prepared to Die → |
| organizationInvolved |
African National Congress
→
South African Communist Party → Umkhonto we Sizwe → |
| politicalContext | apartheid → |
| precededBy | raid on Lilliesleaf Farm in Rivonia → |
| prosecutor | Percy Yutar → |
| resultedIn |
imprisonment of Nelson Mandela on Robben Island
→
long-term imprisonment of senior ANC leaders → |
| sentence | life imprisonment → |
| startDate | 1963-10-09 → |
| theme | struggle against apartheid → |
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this entity surface form:
State v Mandela and Others
this entity surface form:
The State v Nelson Mandela and Others