Nelson Mandela

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  • In 1947, Nelson Mandela became secretary of the ANCYL and was arrested after the Defiance Campaign in 1952.
  • Mandela was only given a suspended sentence, but was banned from attending public meetings and prevented from leaving Johannesburg.
  • In 11952, Mandela set up the first black law firm in Johannesburg with Oliver Tambo.
  • In December 1956, Mandela was arrested without warning and became one of the defendants of the treason trial. This dragged on till 1961, when all defendants were found not guilty.
  • Mandela was arrested again in 1962 and was then implicated in MK attacks, leading to the Rivonia Trial. This time he was charged with sabotage and violence.
  • Mandela admitted planning acts of violence and was sentenced to life imprisonment in solitary confinement in a room seven feet square on Robben Island.
  • Mandela was in prison until 1990.