Impact Of Exile And Imprisonment On The Anc & Pac Flashcards
Who was Segal?
Anti apartheid activist in London
Editor of penguin African library
Tambo and the United Nations
Invited to address UN (Rec. ANC and PAC) in NY
Focus on political prisoners
Resolution for release
Soviet Union secure significant funding and also receive Swedish contributions
Political leadership by ‘63
End of 1963: few active members of Afr. Political leaders free
Those who avoided sentences go into exile or accept open politics as difficult
Made organisation of movement hard
Anti apartheid movement (AAM)
Founded in 1960
Global movement included British Christians of Anglican Church
Huddleston: witnesses destruction of sophiatown, vpres & pres
Role of Reeves
Bishop of Johannesburg
Had to resign when deported
Apartheid morally wrong and against Christian teaching of equality
Appealed to activists against colonialism, Lib&Lab politicians, opponents of general white rule
1959 boycott
Focuses on products such as sherry, supported by newspapers
Reddy
Indians UN employee NY
Highlighted apartheid
Increasing support from newly independent African and Asian states
First secretary of 1963 Committee against Apartheid
Success in boycotts:
Some success
Anti apartheid news
Struggled to find global support
Appeal to sport
SA ceases to send teams to 1961 commonwealth 1962 SA Non- Racial Olympic Committee Excluded from FIFA for 1963 1960s SA teams/ visiting segregated WSA represented SA
Basil D’Oliveria
Selected for GB team in 1968 Excluded from tour: huge outcry- 20.000 support letters/ resignation from MCC British citizens after emigrating in 60 Belatedly selected Vorster refused to allow your
Role of Oliver Tambo
In exile 1960
Travelled widely in Europe and Africa to gain international support by the ‘external mission’
Driven to Botswana by Segal
