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Events on Friday 12 June 1964 1
1964Nelson Mandela sentenced to life imprisonmentRivonia Trial verdict in PretoriaMandela and seven co-defendants were convicted of sabotage against the apartheid state and sentenced to life imprisonment. The trial made Mandela an internationally recognised symbol of resistance to apartheid, though he would not be released for another 26 years.