Rivonia Trial 1963 - 1964
… constitution that protected human rights. The Trial 1963-1964 Rivonia Trialist supporters, led by Gertude Shope and … of these laws was justified. The trial ended on 12 June 1964, with the court sentencing eight of the convicted to … diminished with the coming of independence: Zambia (1964), Botswana (1966), Lesotho (1966), Swaziland (1968), …