Question

Nelson Mandela spent twenty-seven years in prison for?

Answer 1

Answer:

In 1961, he was arrested for treason, and although acquitted he was arrested again in 1962 for illegally leaving the country. Convicted and sentenced to five years at Robben Island Prison, he was put on trial again in 1964 on charges of sabotage.

Answer 2

He was arrested and imprisoned in 1962, and subsequently sentenced to life imprisonment for conspiring .Mandela served 27 years in prison, split between Robben Island, Pollsmoor Prison and Victor Verster Prison.