The Rivonia Trial and Its Consequences (Grade 11 NSC Matric History): Flashcards
📚Flashcards
Practise the cards
10 cards from this deck
ShowHide
Practise the cards
10 cards from this deck
Date of police raid on Liliesleaf Farm
Date of police raid on Liliesleaf Farm
11 July 1963
Location of MK's secret headquarters raided in 1963
Location of MK's secret headquarters raided in 1963
Liliesleaf Farm, Rivonia (north of Johannesburg)
Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) was
Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) was
Armed wing of the ANC
Rivonia Trial duration dates
Rivonia Trial duration dates
26 Nov 1963 to 12 June 1964
Charges faced by Rivonia Trial defendants
Charges faced by Rivonia Trial defendants
221 acts of sabotage
Number of Rivonia Trial defendants convicted
Number of Rivonia Trial defendants convicted
Eight (two were discharged)
Sentence for eight convicted Rivonia Trial leaders
Sentence for eight convicted Rivonia Trial leaders
Life imprisonment
ANC leader who fled into exile before arrest
ANC leader who fled into exile before arrest
Oliver Tambo
Impact of trial on ANC leadership
Impact of trial on ANC leadership
Lost most top leadership; had to rebuild underground structures
International consequence of Rivonia Trial
International consequence of Rivonia Trial
Major campaign launched against apartheid