1960
Arrest of Robert Sobukwe
Gives himsef up at Orlando police station to increase the membership of the PAC
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Orlando in South Africa. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Gives himsef up at Orlando police station to increase the membership of the PAC
Seeks arrest as part of the PAC anti-pass campaign.
Presents himself at Orlando police station without a pass.
Participates in coordinated defiance against pass restrictions.
Supports national resistance to the pass laws.
Joins public defiance against the pass system after Sharpeville.
Joins Mandela and Nokwe in publicly rejecting pass controls.
Burns his pass during the ANC protest in Orlando.
Burns his pass publicly alongside other ANC leaders.
Burns his pass with other ANC leaders in Orlando.
Burns his pass during the coordinated ANC protest.
Publicly burns his pass in front of the press
Publicly burns his pass in front of the press
Provenance
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