What were the dates of Mr Nelson Mandela’s prison time?
Mr Mandela was arrested on several occasions and stood trial four times. On 30 July 1952, he and 19 of his comrades were arrested for his role in the Defiance Campaign and stood trial in September 1952. He and the 19 others were found guilty on 2 December for ‘statutory Communism’ – which the apartheid regime used to define people who opposed its laws. Their sentence was nine months in jail with hard labour, suspended for five years. On 5 December 1956 Mr Mandela and others were arrested on charges of High Treason. They were released on bail about two weeks later. Throughout the four-and-a-half year trial, charges were withdrawn against all the accused. On 29 March 1961 Mr Mandela and 28 colleagues were found to be innocent of the charges. During the Treason Trial the African National Congress was outlawed and Mr Mandela began operating secretly after the end of the trial. Later that year, Umkhonto weSizwe, the armed wing of the ANC, was formed. Mr Mandela left the country at the begin
Mr Mandela was arrested on several occasions and stood trial four times. On 30 July 1952, he and 19 of his comrades were arrested for his role in the Defiance Campaign and stood trial in September 1952. He and the 19 others were found guilty on 2 December for ‘statutory Communism’ – which the apartheid regime used to define people who opposed its laws. Their sentence was nine months in jail with hard labour, suspended for five years. On 5 December 1956 Mr Mandela and others were arrested on charges of High Treason. They were released on bail about two weeks later. At the end of the four-and-a-half year trial, charges were withdrawn against all the accused. On 29 March 1961 Mr Mandela and 28 colleagues were found to be innocent of the charges laid against them. During the Treason Trial the African National Congress was outlawed and Mr Mandela began operating secretly after the end of the trial. Later that year, Umkhonto weSizwe, the armed wing of the ANC, was formed. Mr Mandela left the
Mr Mandela was arrested on several occasions and stood trial four times. On 30 July 1952, he and 19 of his comrades were arrested for his role in the Defiance Campaign and stood trial in September 1952. He and the 19 others were found guilty on 2 December for ‘statutory Communism’ – which the apartheid regime used to define people who opposed its laws. Their sentence was nine months in jail with hard labour, suspended for five years. On 5 December 1956 Mr Mandela and others were arrested on charges of High Treason. They were released on bail about two weeks later. At the end of the four-and-a-half year trial, charges were withdrawn against all the accused. On 29 March 1961 Mr Mandela and 29 colleagues were found to be innocent of the charges laid against them. During the Treason Trial the African National Congress was outlawed and Mr Mandela began operating secretly after the end of the trial. Later that year, Umkhonto weSizwe, the armed wing of the ANC, was formed. Mr Mandela left the
