Freedom Charter Ans The Treason Trial Flashcards

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What happened in 1955

Who did the ANC-form allegiances with

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, the ANC formed an alliance with other liberation groups who opposed apartheid.

Example :South African Indian Congress, the South African Coloured People’s Organisation, the South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) and the Congress of Democrats (an organisation of whites who were against apartheid).

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Together what did these groups call them selves

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The congress alliance

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What did they decide to draw up

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The Congress Alliance decided to draw up a document to outline the kind of future society that South Africa should be

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How many volunteers were there and what did they do

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There were Ten thousand volunteers

They went around the country, speaking to people , and collecting their demands for a free and just society.

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Then wHat happened on ten 26 June 1955

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The demands of the Congress Alliance were brought together at the Congress of the People

Three thousand people attended this historic meeting in Kliptown. Here, they adopted the Freedom Charter, a document based on the collected demands of the people.

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THE TREASON TRIAL

what did the government believe the freedom charter brought ?

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They believed the freedom charter brought treason

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THE TREASON TRIAL

what did they do there after

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In 1956 they arrested 156 activist that had been involved in the congress of the people

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THE TREASON TRIAL

What did the government arrest these people for

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For treason

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THE TREASON TRIAL

How long did this trial go on for

Eventually what happened

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The trial dragged for 4 years

Eventually they were not found guilty

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