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Place in Gauteng, South Africa
Rivonia is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa in the Sandton area. It is located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
Rivonia
1963–64 arrest and trial of activist leaders in Pretoria, South Africa
The Rivonia Trial was a trial that took place in apartheid-era South Africa between 9 October 1963 and 12 June 1964, after a group of anti-apartheid activists
Rivonia_Trial
Topics referred to by the same term
Rivonia is a township in South Africa. Rivonia can also refer to: Rivonia Trial, where Nelson Mandela was jailed Rivonia Square Rivonia (song) This disambiguation
Rivonia_(disambiguation)
Former retail centre in South Africa
Rivonia Square is the previous name of a shopping centre, including shops, the post office, a fitness centre and restaurants, along a thoroughfare called
Rivonia_Square
"The Men of Rivonia" (1964) is a song by Hamish Henderson, a Scottish songwriter. It refers to the Rivonia Trial and calls for the release of Nelson Mandela
Rivonia_(song)
1964 speech by Nelson Mandela
three-hour speech given by Nelson Mandela on 20 April 1964 from the dock at the Rivonia Trial. The speech is so titled because it ended with the words "it is an
I_Am_Prepared_to_Die
Armed wing of the African National Congress
group by the South African government. For a time it was headquartered in Rivonia, which was rural at that time but is now an affluent suburb of Johannesburg
UMkhonto_weSizwe
Area in Gauteng province, South Africa
on 1 July 1969 by the office of the Administrator of the Transvaal. The Rivonia Trial derives its name from the Liliesleaf Farm precinct situated in the
Sandton
South African anti-apartheid activist (1912–2003)
(1949–1954) and ANC Deputy President (1991–1994), he was Accused No.2 in the Rivonia Trial and was incarcerated on Robben Island where he served more than 25
Walter_Sisulu
South African anti-apartheid activist (1918–2011)
became increasingly engaged in activism after his imprisonment in the Rivonia Trial. In the 1980s she emerged as a community leader in her hometown of
Albertina_Sisulu
South African politician (1929–2017)
National Congress (ANC) led him to his long-term imprisonment following the Rivonia Trial, in which he was held at Robben Island and Pollsmoor Prison. Following
Ahmed_Kathrada
South African judge (1931–2012)
from 2001 to 2005. Chaskalson was a member of the defence team in the Rivonia Trial of 1963. Born in Johannesburg, Chaskalson was educated at Hilton
Arthur_Chaskalson
President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999
led a sabotage campaign against the apartheid government. Following the Rivonia Trial, he was sentenced to life imprisonment for conspiring to overthrow
Nelson_Mandela
South African activist and politician (1924–2010)
where from 1963 to 1974, he was Leader of the Opposition. In the 1964 Rivonia Trial he was a defence lawyer. Advocating a more aggressive political opposition
Harry_Schwarz
Former prison off the coast of Cape Town, South Africa
by PW Botha Wilton Mkwayi, former accused at Little Rivonia Trial Andrew Mlangeni, former Rivonia Trialist Johnson Mlambo, former PAC activist Murphy
Robben_Island_(prison)
1960s safe house for African National Congress activists
ANC leaders and activists, who were then tried and prosecuted during the Rivonia Trial. After the end of apartheid, the property was restored and turned
Liliesleaf_Farm
South African writer, communications leader and politician
the Centre for Development and Enterprise. In 2021, Zibi co-founded the Rivonia Circle think tank along with Lukhona Mnguni and Lorato Tshenkeng. It is
Songezo_Zibi
South African actor (born 1972)
his portrayal as Joel Joffe in the 2010 and 2011 stage productions of Rivonia Trial, and for his role as radio station manager Hermanus Meyer on the
David James (actor, born 1972)
David_James_(actor,_born_1972)
Greek-South African lawyer (1927–2020)
against apartheid in South Africa. He represented Nelson Mandela during the Rivonia Trial. He instructed Mandela to add the qualification "if needs be" to
George_Bizos
South African anti-apartheid activist and politician (1925–2020)
campaigner who, along with Nelson Mandela and others, was imprisoned after the Rivonia Trial. Mlangeni was born in Bethlehem, Orange Free State. After having
Andrew_Mlangeni
South African court case
The Little Rivonia Trial was a South African apartheid-era court case in which several members of the armed resistance organization Umkhonto we Sizwe
Little_Rivonia_Trial
Political party in South Africa
is led by Songezo Zibi, a former newspaper editor and co-founder of the Rivonia Circle think tank. The party characterises their ideology as social democratic
Rise_Mzansi
South African lawyer and writer (1927–1974)
during the Rivonia Trial. He later immigrated to England and wrote an autobiography. Kantor was one of the defence lawyers in the Rivonia Trial until
James_Kantor
South African lawyer (1908–1975)
legal defence of anti-apartheid figures, including Nelson Mandela, at the Rivonia Trial. Following the trial, he was himself put on trial accused of furthering
Bram_Fischer
Anti-apartheid activist and politician from South Africa (1920–2005)
sentenced with Nelson Mandela, Govan Mbeki, Walter Sisulu and others in the Rivonia Trial, he was an active member of the ANC and the South African Communist
Raymond_Mhlaba
South African lawyer (1911–2002)
country's first Jewish attorney-general. He was the state prosecutor in the Rivonia trial in which anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela and seven others
Percy_Yutar
South African system of racial segregation
Coloured vote constitutional crisis 1956 Treason Trial Sharpeville massacre Rivonia Trial 1971–72 Namibian contract workers strike Soweto uprising Church Street
Apartheid
South African politician (1910–2001)
South African Communist Party and the African National Congress. After the Rivonia Trial, he was imprisoned (1963–1987) on charges of terrorism and treason;
Govan_Mbeki
Largest city in South Africa
the South African Police raided a house in the Johannesburg suburb of Rivonia where nine members of the banned African National Congress (ANC) were arrested
Johannesburg
1949–1994 social movement in South Africa
Union for the fledgling guerrilla army, and purchased Liliesleaf Farm in Rivonia, just outside Johannesburg, to serve as MK's headquarters. Throughout the
Internal resistance to apartheid
Internal_resistance_to_apartheid
Square at the historic centre of Pretoria
arguably the most famous political trial in South Africa's history, the Rivonia Trial. During this trial, Nelson Mandela and a number of other ANC members
Church_Square,_Pretoria
South African politician (1915–1983)
country's policy of apartheid, overseeing (as Minister of Justice) the Rivonia Trial, in which Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life imprisonment for sabotage
John_Vorster
High school in Sandton, Gauteng, South Africa
Sandton, north of Johannesburg. Sandown High is situated on the corner of Rivonia and Grayston drive. Refiloe Mpakanyane - Radio presenter, journalist Facebook
Sandown High School, Johannesburg
Sandown_High_School,_Johannesburg
South African activist (1924–1994)
was a South African anti-apartheid activist. He was Accused No.9 in the Rivonia Trial and was sentenced to life imprisonment in July 1963 with a group
Elias_Motsoaledi
Large prison in central Pretoria, South Africa
- anti-apartheid campaigner and Little Rivonia Trialist. Denis Goldberg - anti-apartheid campaigner and Rivonia Trialist. Dorethea van der Merwe - In 1921
Kgosi_Mampuru_prison
South African anti-apartheid activist (1933–2020)
struggle against apartheid. He was accused No. 3 of 11 defendants in the Rivonia Trial of 1964, alongside the better-known Nelson Mandela and Walter Sisulu
Denis_Goldberg
Road in South Africa
four lanes wide in either direction, but fans out into six lanes between Rivonia and Buccleuch, where there is heavy traffic moving north towards Pretoria
N1 Western Bypass (Johannesburg)
N1_Western_Bypass_(Johannesburg)
South African anti-apartheid activist
Communist Party activities led up to the police raid on Liliesleaf Farm, Rivonia, where he and ten other prominent ANC leaders were arrested on 11 July
Rusty_Bernstein
South African activist and politician (1936–2018)
children together. In 1963, after Mandela was imprisoned following the Rivonia Trial, she became his public face during the 27 years he spent in jail
Winnie_Mandela
Nigerian lawyer, politician and diplomat (1918–1996)
helped save Nelson Mandela and others from the death penalty at the 1963–64 Rivonia Trial. A year earlier, in his 1962 diary, from Lagos: Nigeria, Nelson Mandela
Jaja_Wachuku
South African journalist, scholar and anti-apartheid activist (1925–1982)
district of Johannesburg. In 1963, during the raid on Lilliesleaf Farm in Rivonia, multiple high ranking activists including Nelson Mandela were captured
Ruth_First
Province in South Africa
and author Fatima Meer; ANC member, anti-apartheid activist and Little Rivonia Trial defendant; Mangosuthu Buthelezi, the founder of the Inkatha Freedom
KwaZulu-Natal
State intelligence agency, 1947 to 1991
include those leading to the 1956 Treason Trial, the 1963 Rivonia Trial, the 1964 Little Rivonia Trial, and the 1990 Operation Vula trial. It also carried
Security Branch (South Africa)
Security_Branch_(South_Africa)
South African political activist
is a South African political activist who was imprisoned following the Rivonia Trial. He was tortured in prison. He later escaped from prison alongside
Abdulhay_Jassat
Urban living areas reserved for non-whites in Apartheid South Africa
Johannesburg suburb known as Rivonia, which is actually the township of Edenburg with numbered extensions called Rivonia Extensions). Occasionally, formerly
Township_(South_Africa)
Anglo-South African pro-apartheid state-sponsored terrorist
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Craig_Williamson
English trumpeter (1922–1978)
Calvert collapsed and died of a heart attack in the bathroom of his home in Rivonia, Johannesburg. He was 56 years old. Melodisc – 78 rpm (c. 1949–1951) 1022
Eddie_Calvert
South African judge (1899–1980)
famous for presiding over the 1963 Rivonia Trial of Nelson Mandela and other anti-apartheid activists. During the Rivonia Trial, de Wet sentenced Mandela
Quartus_de_Wet
Political party in South Africa
and the imprisonment of senior ANC leaders pursuant to the Rivonia trial and Little Rivonia trial. From around 1963, the ANC effectively abandoned much
African_National_Congress
Place in Gauteng, South Africa
one of the wealthiest suburbs in South Africa. It borders the suburbs of Rivonia, Riverclub, Morningside Manor and Sandton. It is located in Region E of
Bryanston_East,_Gauteng
Zulu-Boer War in 1838, the battle of the Great Trek
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Battle_of_Blood_River
South African businessman and politician (born 1946)
Force South African Army Citizen Force Years of service 1964–1975 Errol Musk's voice Errol Musk speaks on the Rivonia Trial. Recorded on 12 May 2025
Errol_Musk
Train station near Johannesburg, South Africa
Sandton City/Nelson Mandela Square developments at the intersection of Rivonia and West Streets. Developers and the Gauteng government aimed to make Sandton
Sandton_(Gautrain_station)
Province of South Africa
March of 1956, Sharpeville massacre of 1960, the Rivonia Trial of 1963 and 1964, the little Rivonia Trial of 1964, the Soweto uprising of 1976, Sharpeville
Gauteng
South African politician and murderer (1936–2016)
Coloured vote constitutional crisis 1956 Treason Trial Sharpeville massacre Rivonia Trial 1971–72 Namibian contract workers strike Soweto uprising Church Street
Clive_Derby-Lewis
Political body
History Defiance Campaign Congress of the People Freedom Charter Rivonia Trial Little Rivonia Trial uMkhonto weSizwe Radio Freedom Solomon Mahlangu Freedom
National Working Committee of the African National Congress
National_Working_Committee_of_the_African_National_Congress
South African former spy
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Olivia_Forsyth
English novelist and dramatist (1944–2025)
SACP literature into South Africa after the ANC had been decimated by the Rivonia trials which ran from 9 October 1963 to 12 June 1964. Harrison was the
Carey_Harrison
South African chemical weapons program
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Project_Coast
Township in Metropolitan Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
campaigner who, along with Nelson Mandela and others, was imprisoned after the Rivonia Trial. Portia Modise (b. 1983), footballer Teko Modise (b. 1982), a retired
Soweto
1838 massacre in present-day Weenen, South Africa
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Weenen_massacre
1976 student-led anti-apartheid protests in South Africa
Coloured vote constitutional crisis 1956 Treason Trial Sharpeville massacre Rivonia Trial 1971–72 Namibian contract workers strike Soweto uprising Church Street
Soweto_uprising
British-born author, artist and activist
apartheid in South Africa. After her husband was tried and acquitted in the Rivonia Trial in 1964, government harassment forced them to flee to Botswana, an
Hilda_Bernstein
1854–1902 Boer republic in Southern Africa
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Orange_Free_State
South African strip club owner (1956-2010)
expanded the chain across South Africa, including Johannesburg suburbs (Rivonia, Midrand), Pretoria, Durban, Cape Town and others. He also founded a related
Lolly_Jackson
South African writer and activist (1913–1981)
Bram Fischer, Bloom's close friend who defended Nelson Mandela at the Rivonia Trial; Archbishop Trevor Huddleston, and Guy Routh. Bloom worked with Nelson
Harry_Bloom
1956 trial in South Africa
cause in South Africa. Some of the defendants were later convicted in the Rivonia Trial in 1964. Chief Luthuli has said of the Treason Trial: The treason
1956_Treason_Trial
2006 South African criminal trial
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Jacob_Zuma_rape_trial
South African revolutionary and anti-apartheid activist (1942–1993)
(following the arrest of Nelson Mandela and the other internal MK leaders at Rivonia) was an important part in the fierce loyalty that Hani later enjoyed in
Chris_Hani
British judge (1950–2023)
anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa and was writing a book on the Rivonia Trial, which led to Nelson Mandela's imprisonment. In 2015–2016 he was
Nicholas_Stadlen
Regional route in South Africa
(where it meets the M71 Main Road), Sunninghill (where it meets the M9 Rivonia Road) and Woodmead. At the Eskom Megawatt Park in Sunninghill, it reaches
R564_(South_Africa)
Mother of former South African president Thabo Mbeki (1916-2014)
President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki. and widow of political activist and Rivonia trialist, Dr. Govan Mbeki. She lived in Ngcingwane, a rural hamlet near
Epainette_Mbeki
Power utility, serving the City of Johannesburg
Percelia Estate Petervale Raedene Estate Raumarais Park River Club Riviera Rivonia Sandown Sandton Savoy Estate Saxonwold Simba Strathavon Sunningdale Sunningdale
City_Power
Method of assessing whether a person has Afro-textured hair
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Pencil_test_(South_Africa)
South African fashion entrepreneur
She is of Sotho descent. In 1993 she opened a women's health clinic in Rivonia, Johannesburg. From 2002 until 2007 she served as President of the Cancer
Precious_Moloi-Motsepe
2012 killing of striking miners by police in Wonderkop, North West, South Africa
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Marikana_massacre
1960 South African Police killing of protestors
Coloured vote constitutional crisis 1956 Treason Trial Sharpeville massacre Rivonia Trial 1971–72 Namibian contract workers strike Soweto uprising Church Street
Sharpeville_massacre
1959–1994 British anti-apartheid organisation
collaboration with the US, it worked for a carefully worded appeal on the Rivonia Trial and other political trials to try to appease Afro-Asian countries
Anti-Apartheid_Movement
South African activist (1920–1995)
Coloured vote constitutional crisis 1956 Treason Trial Sharpeville massacre Rivonia Trial 1971–72 Namibian contract workers strike Soweto uprising Church Street
Harry_Gwala
Parliamentary house for the Indian section of the population
Coloured vote constitutional crisis 1956 Treason Trial Sharpeville massacre Rivonia Trial 1971–72 Namibian contract workers strike Soweto uprising Church Street
House of Delegates (South Africa)
House_of_Delegates_(South_Africa)
Attacks against foreigners in South Africa
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Xenophobia_in_South_Africa
Homophobic hate crime
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Corrective_rape
Place in Gauteng, South Africa
area is eight lanes across, forms its southern boundary with access at Rivonia offramp. The K60 road runs through the centre of Sunninghill to assist
Sunninghill,_Gauteng
1852 treaty between the United Kingdom and Boers
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Sand_River_Convention
1980s and onwards taxi turf wars
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Taxi_wars_in_South_Africa
Type of clothing associated with Nelson Mandela
public image: in the 1950s, he dressed in sophisticated clothes; during the Rivonia Trial in 1963–64, he brought out Xhosa traditions with a leopard-skin kaross;
Madiba_shirt
1990–93 summits to end formal segregation and racial discrimination policies
Coloured vote constitutional crisis 1956 Treason Trial Sharpeville massacre Rivonia Trial 1971–72 Namibian contract workers strike Soweto uprising Church Street
Negotiations to end apartheid in South Africa
Negotiations_to_end_apartheid_in_South_Africa
Restorative justice tribunal in post-apartheid South Africa
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Truth and Reconciliation Commission (South Africa)
Truth_and_Reconciliation_Commission_(South_Africa)
Prime Minister of South Africa from 1948 to 1954
Coloured vote constitutional crisis 1956 Treason Trial Sharpeville massacre Rivonia Trial 1971–72 Namibian contract workers strike Soweto uprising Church Street
D._F._Malan
Former secessionist political party in South Africa
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Referendum Party (South Africa)
Referendum_Party_(South_Africa)
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Solidarity (South African trade union)
Solidarity_(South_African_trade_union)
Revolutionary student movement
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Pan Africanist Student Movement of Azania
Pan_Africanist_Student_Movement_of_Azania
Metropolitan municipality in Gauteng, South Africa
Nicola (19 February 2013). "Project Phakama bites again". IT Financial. Rivonia, South Africa. Chantelle Benjamin And Sarah Hudleston. "Billing crisis
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
City_of_Johannesburg_Metropolitan_Municipality
South African politician (born 1938)
Coloured vote constitutional crisis 1956 Treason Trial Sharpeville massacre Rivonia Trial 1971–72 Namibian contract workers strike Soweto uprising Church Street
Ronnie_Kasrils
South African legislations which were used to enforce apartheid
Coloured vote constitutional crisis 1956 Treason Trial Sharpeville massacre Rivonia Trial 1971–72 Namibian contract workers strike Soweto uprising Church Street
Apartheid_legislation
South African politician (1921–1993)
Coloured vote constitutional crisis 1956 Treason Trial Sharpeville massacre Rivonia Trial 1971–72 Namibian contract workers strike Soweto uprising Church Street
Andries_Treurnicht
2017 South African film
Bram Fischer who defended Nelson Mandela and his co-defendants at the Rivonia Trial of 1963–1964. The film was directed by Jean van de Velde and was
Bram_Fischer_(film)
Detention center for undocumented migrants in South Africa
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Lindela_Repatriation_Centre
Place in Gauteng, South Africa
Inanda is a suburb of Sandton, South Africa. It is situated in Region E, on Rivonia Road about 1.5 km from Sandton City. The suburb contains the Inanda Club
Inanda,_Gauteng
Political ideology of Zionism with liberal values
by training, he served as junior council to Nelson Mandela during the Rivonia Trial. He supported the African National Congress's goal of non-racialism
Liberal_Zionism
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Hindu
Name of a Raga
Boy/Male
Australian, French, Latin, Scottish
Dark of Peace
Girl/Female
Sikh
Virtuous brave
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Chinese, Danish, French, German, Greek, Swiss
Defending Men; Defender of Mankind; Feminine Form of Alexander
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Freeborn.
Boy/Male
Dutch
Sea man.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Vapurda | வாபà¯à®°à®¤à®¾
Granter of beautiful appearance
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Katie, KATY means "pure."
Boy/Male
Irish
Brave man.
Male
English
 Anglicized form of Hebrew Yaiyr, JAIR means "whom God enlightens." In the bible, this is the name of several characters, including a descendant of Manasseh. Anglicized form of Hebrew Yauwr, meaning "forested." In the bible, this is the name of the father of Elhanan.
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