1956 Treason Trial
1956–1961 · Event
156 opponents of apartheid, Mandela among them, are tried for treason over the Freedom Charter; after four and a half years every defendant is acquitted.
On these timelines: The Fall of Apartheid, Sub-Saharan Africa, Master
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