Treason Trial, 1956–1961

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  • The Treason Trial was the apartheid government’s attempt to quell the power of the Congress Alliance. In early morning raids on 5 December 1956, 156 individuals were arrested and charged with high treason. By the end of the trial in March 1961 all the accused either had the charges withdrawn or, in the case of the last twenty-eight accused including Mandela, were acquitted.

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Treason Trial, 1956–1961

  • UF Treason Trial (State vs F Adams and Others)

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