31 January 1985Mandela Conditional Release OfferPieter Willem Botha
Offers Nelson Mandela release if he renounces political violence.
Historical records for South Africa in 1985, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Offers Nelson Mandela release if he renounces political violence.
Mandela rejects the condition in a statement read publicly.
Nelson Mandela rejects Bothas offer of conditional release
Nelson Mandela rejects Bothas offer of conditional release
Insists that political rights must precede meaningful personal freedom.
Rejects an offer of freedom conditional on renouncing violence.
South Africa pledges to abolish bans on mixed-race sex
Expands detention and censorship powers amid nationwide political unrest.
Declares a state of emergency in selected districts.
A state of emergency is declared
France recalls its Ambassador from South Africa & suspends investment
Mass funerals for black victims are banned during a period of unrest
Failure to pledge reforms to the apartheid system leads to disvetment from South Africa
Is admitted to hospital for prostate surgery.
Returns to Pollsmoor later in November after treatment.
Appointed Chief of Staff of the Umkhonto we Sizwe
The ban on Inter Racial Marriage is lifted
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