The State vs. Nelson Mandela: The Trial that Changed South Africa
The only account of this seminal trial, written by Mandela's defence attorney

The only account of this seminal trial, written by Mandela’s defence lawyer and with a new foreword by Denis Goldberg, accused alongside Mandela and sentenced to life imprisonment.

On 11 July 1963, police raided Liliesleaf Farm in Rivonia near Johannesburg, arresting alleged members of the high command of the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC). Together with the already imprisoned Nelson Mandela, they were put on trial and charged with conspiring to overthrow the apartheid government by violent revolution. Their expected punishment was death. In this compelling book, their defence attorney, Joel Joffe, gives a blow-by-blow account of the most important trial in South Africa’s history, vividly portraying the characters of those involved, and exposing the astonishing bigotry and rampant discrimination faced by the accused, as well as showing their incredible courage under fire.
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The State vs. Nelson Mandela: The Trial that Changed South Africa
The only account of this seminal trial, written by Mandela's defence attorney

The only account of this seminal trial, written by Mandela’s defence lawyer and with a new foreword by Denis Goldberg, accused alongside Mandela and sentenced to life imprisonment.

On 11 July 1963, police raided Liliesleaf Farm in Rivonia near Johannesburg, arresting alleged members of the high command of the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC). Together with the already imprisoned Nelson Mandela, they were put on trial and charged with conspiring to overthrow the apartheid government by violent revolution. Their expected punishment was death. In this compelling book, their defence attorney, Joel Joffe, gives a blow-by-blow account of the most important trial in South Africa’s history, vividly portraying the characters of those involved, and exposing the astonishing bigotry and rampant discrimination faced by the accused, as well as showing their incredible courage under fire.
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The State vs. Nelson Mandela: The Trial that Changed South Africa

The State vs. Nelson Mandela: The Trial that Changed South Africa

The State vs. Nelson Mandela: The Trial that Changed South Africa

The State vs. Nelson Mandela: The Trial that Changed South Africa

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The only account of this seminal trial, written by Mandela's defence attorney

The only account of this seminal trial, written by Mandela’s defence lawyer and with a new foreword by Denis Goldberg, accused alongside Mandela and sentenced to life imprisonment.

On 11 July 1963, police raided Liliesleaf Farm in Rivonia near Johannesburg, arresting alleged members of the high command of the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC). Together with the already imprisoned Nelson Mandela, they were put on trial and charged with conspiring to overthrow the apartheid government by violent revolution. Their expected punishment was death. In this compelling book, their defence attorney, Joel Joffe, gives a blow-by-blow account of the most important trial in South Africa’s history, vividly portraying the characters of those involved, and exposing the astonishing bigotry and rampant discrimination faced by the accused, as well as showing their incredible courage under fire.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781780746159
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
Publication date: 10/17/2014
Sold by: SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format: eBook
Pages: 312
File size: 756 KB

About the Author

Lord Joel Joffe CBE is a crossbench peer in the House of Lords. He has previously served as Chairperson of Oxfam and worked as a human-rights lawyer.

Table of Contents

Foreword Nelson Mandela ix

Foreword Denis Goldberg xi

Acknowledgements xvii

Introduction xix

1 Arrests at Rivonia 1

2 Escape, the Accused and the Defence Team 6

3 Quashing the Indictment 41

4 The Trial Begins 58

5 The Case for the Prosecution 69

6 Unreliable Prosecution Witnesses 110

7 The Defence 145

8 Final Speeches and Verdict 227

Epilogue 266

The Indictment 272

Index 279

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