Significant Dates

11 February 1990 Nelson Mandela was released from prison after serving 27 years.
28 February 1985 Denis Goldberg was released from prison after serving 22 years.
21 March 1960 Sharpeville Massacre where 69 people died and 180 wounded when police fired on a peaceful crowd that had gathered in protest the Pass laws.
8 April 1960 ANC and PAC banned following the Sharpeville Massacre. This action, under the Unlawful Organizations Act, forced both parties to operate underground or in exile, marking a shift toward armed struggle against apartheid.
9 June 2008 Liliesleaf Opened officially as a museum.
12 June 1964 8 Rivonia trialists were sentenced to life in prison.
24 June 1963 Elias Motsoaledi and Andrew Mlangeni were arrested, facing charges related to sabotage and leaving the country illegally. Elias Motsoaledi and Andrew Mlangeni were trialed with other leaders following the Liliesleaf farm raid.
26 June 1955 Adoption of the freedom charter.
11 July 1963 Liliesleaf Farm was raided.
5 August 1962 Nelson Mandela was arrested outside Howick in Kwazulu-Natal. He was coming back from Chief Albert Luthuli’s house.
11 August 1963 Arthur Goldreich, Harold Wolpe, Moosa Moola and Abdul Jassat escaped from Marshal Square Police Station. They bribed a warder, Johannes Greef.
21 August 1961 Liliesleaf was purchased.
2 September 2016 Liliesleaf was declared a National Heritage Site.
9 October 1963 first Rivonia Trialist court appearance.
11 October 1961 Nelson Mandela moves to Liliesleaf.
15 October 1989 Elias Motsoaledi, Ahmed Kathrada, Raymond Mhlaba, Walter Sisulu and Andrew Mlangeni were released from prison.
5 November 1987 Govan Mbeki was released from Prison.
7 November 1962 Nelson Mandela was sentenced to 5 years in prison for inciting people to strike illegally and for leaving the country without a valid passport.
3 December 1961 Chief Albert Luthuli receives a Nobel peace prize in Oslo Norway.
16 December 1961 formation of Umkhonto We Sizwe.
16 December 1993 disband of Umkhonto We Sizwe.