Question

On what charges was Nelson Mandela sentenced to life imprisonment?

For treason

For breaking the laws

For corruption charges

for possessing illegal property

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Answer 1

A second Warrant of Committal was issued by the Transvaal Provincial Division of the Supreme Court of South Africa on June 12, 1964, the same day the judge handed down a sentence of life imprisonment for Mr Mandela and his colleagues, who were convicted on four counts of sabotage in the Rivonia Trial.

Answer 2

♧︎︎︎On what charges was Nelson Mandela sentenced to life imprisonment ??

➪Nelson Mandela, leader in the African National Congress, an organization dedicated to protesting the South African government’s policy of apartheid, had been arrested in 1956 on treason charges, but was acquitted. On June 12, 1964, Nelson Mandela received a life sentence for committing sabotage against South Africa’s apartheid government, avoiding a possible death sentence.