5 August 1962
Arrest of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
Arrested by the South African police, described in the press as the "Black Pimpernel"
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Cedara in South Africa. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Arrested by the South African police, described in the press as the "Black Pimpernel"
Provenance
These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match South Africa and Cedara. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.
This database is a research index. For formal scholarly citation, verify individual claims against appropriate primary, archival, academic or specialist sources.