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— Nelson Mandela speaking at the dock of the court, June 1964

"The Rivonia Trial was a trial that took place in South Africa between 1963 and 1964, in which ten leaders of the African National Congress were tried for 221 acts of sabotage designed to overthrow the apartheid system. This trial was made after the police raid on the MK base in Rivonia, which showed documents of relations to the 10 accused men." This blog was created to interact with historians, students and people who are interested in the trial, stay tuned and check which events are happening in celebration of the Trial's 50th anniversary and how you can get involved...

"This is the struggle of the African people, inspired by their own suffering and experience. It is a struggle for the right to live. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society, in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunity. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and achieve. But, if needs be, my Lord, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die"​​​​​​​​​​​

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