Rivonia Trial (1963–1964)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Rivonia_Trial_(1963–1964)

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:train
gptkbp:arrestsOccurredAt	gptkb:Liliesleaf_Farm
gptkbp:charge	sabotage conspiracy to overthrow the government
gptkbp:context	gptkb:apartheid_South_Africa
gptkbp:defendant	gptkb:Nelson_Mandela gptkb:James_Kantor gptkb:Ahmed_Kathrada gptkb:Andrew_Mlangeni gptkb:Bob_Hepple gptkb:Elias_Motsoaledi gptkb:Govan_Mbeki gptkb:Lionel_Bernstein gptkb:Raymond_Mhlaba gptkb:Walter_Sisulu gptkb:Denis_Goldberg 11
gptkbp:defenseAttorney	gptkb:George_Bizos gptkb:Arthur_Chaskalson gptkb:Joel_Joffe gptkb:Bram_Fischer struggle against racial oppression
gptkbp:documentedIn	numerous books and documentaries
gptkbp:endDate	1964
gptkbp:evidence	documents seized at Liliesleaf Farm
gptkbp:governmentResponse	gptkb:South_African_government
gptkbp:historicalSignificance	major event in the struggle against apartheid
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Rivonia Trial (1963–1964)
gptkbp:impact	galvanized anti-apartheid movement
gptkbp:internationalResponse	condemnation of apartheid policies
gptkbp:judge	Dr. Quartus de Wet
gptkbp:legacy	symbol of resistance to apartheid
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Pretoria,_South_Africa
gptkbp:mediaCoverage	international attention
gptkbp:namedAfter	gptkb:Rivonia,_Johannesburg
gptkbp:notableAchievement	Nelson Mandela imprisoned for 27 years
gptkbp:notableSpeaker	gptkb:Nelson_Mandela's_'I_am_prepared_to_die'_speech
gptkbp:prosecutionArgument	planned violent revolution
gptkbp:prosecutor	gptkb:Percy_Yutar
gptkbp:relatedEvent	gptkb:Defiance_Campaign gptkb:Sharpeville_massacre
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:African_National_Congress gptkb:Umkhonto_we_Sizwe
gptkbp:result	life imprisonment for most defendants
gptkbp:sentenceLocation	gptkb:Robben_Island
gptkbp:startDate	1963
gptkbp:trial	gptkb:crime
gptkbp:verdict	12 June 1964
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Political_history_of_South_Africa
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7