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lands resulted in an english invasion which sparkled the boer war.
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nelson mandela was born in tankskei,south africa
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his father was cheif henry mandela of the tembu tribe
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mandela himself was educated at university college of fort hare and the university of witswatersrand and qualified in law
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he joined the african national congress
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he was engaged in the resistance against the ruling national party's apartheid policies
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the enactment of apartheid laws in 1948 racial discrimination was institutionalized
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the population registration act requried that all south africans be racially classified
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the bantu authorities act established a basis for ethnic government in african reserves known as "homelands"
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the public safety act and the criminal law amendment act were passed
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nelson mandela went on trial for treason in 1956-1961
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a large group of blacks in sharpeville refused to carry their passes
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the anc executive considered his proposal on the use of violent tactics and agreed that those members who wished to involve themselves in mandela's campaign would not be stopped from doing so by the anc
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mandela was arrested in 1962
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many of the fellow leaders of the anc and the umkhonto were arrested
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1964 to 1982 he was incarcerated at robben island prison , off capetown;thereafter, he was at pollsmoor prison nearby on the mainland
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eight of the accused including mandela were sentenced to life in prison
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four of these homelands were created, denationalizing nine million south africans
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anyone could be detained without a hearing by a low-level police official for up to six months
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the states of emergency continued until 1989
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