Democratic Palestine : 12 (ص 27)
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Johannesburg, 3,000 delegates assem-
bled from all over the world. This was a
turning point in the struggle of the
oppressed people of South Africa. The
regime's answer to the Freedom Char-
ter, issued by the congress, was
increased oppression and the arrest of
156 leaders, amongst them Nelson
Mandela who was accused of high
treason.
South Africa 85. Graphic by Jurg Wehren, political prisoner in Switzerland, in solidarity with the struggle
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After the 21st of March 1960, when
60 people were killed and 200 others
wounded in the horrible massacre of
Sharpeville, Nelson Mandela decided
that peaceful means were not enough to
continue the struggle. in July of 1961,
the leaders of the ANC decided to forma
military wing. In November of the same
year, the first operations in Johannes-
burg, Port Elizabeth and Durban were
being planned. Neilson Mandela went
underground and led the military wing.
Together with Alfred Nzo, the leader of
the ANC, Mandeia contributed to reor-
ganizing affairs on both the theoretical
and practical level. He also worked hard
to support the alliance between the ANC
and the Communist Party of South
Africa.
In 1963, the South African intelli-
gence service discovered the docu-
ments of the ANC, including the transi-
tional plan of armed struggle, and linked
Mandela and others to the preparation of
the revolution. The attorney general
requested that Mandela be hanged, but
the regime did not hang him; on the 11th
of June 1964, he was sentenced to life
imprisonment. His last words in the court
were: «Our struggle is the struggle of the
African people. It is a struggle for the
right to live and, if needed, | am willing to
die for my principles. »
in 1969, the chief of the office of
security demanded Mandela's execu-
tion for an attempted escape, but the
demand was not met. in the spring of
1982, Mandela was secretly moved to
Pollsmoor prison, to isolate him even
more, and the government promised to
release him if he denounced violence.
Mandela, however, refused. The gov-
ernment kept repeating its offer and
Mandela kept rejecting it. He demanded
that the government quit violence, can-
cel its racist policy, lift the ban on the
ANC and guarantee free political
activities, so the people could decide
their future.
This is the heroic story of Nelson
Mandela whose pictures are not permit-
ted to be circulated and whose teach-
ings are banned. Yet Mandela is known
by ail; his pictures are everywhere; they
appear in demonstrations and on the
walls. He is one of the most popular
leaders of the national liberation move-
ment of South Africa. He deserves to
hold a prominent position among well-
known revolutionaries, not only in the
African liberation movement, but in the
international liberation movement as a
whole.
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- Democratic Palestine : 12
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- Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)
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