1961, Treason Trial – Last Day, 29 March, South Africa, Home Movie, Mandela, Tambo, Joburg

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Treason Trial – Last Day, 29 March 1961. Home Movies Shot On These Historic Occasions. The Treason Trial was a trial in Johannesburg in which 156 people, including Nelson Mandela, were arrested in a raid and accused of treason in South Africa in 1956. The main trial lasted until 1961, when all of the defendants were found not guilty. During the trials, Oliver Tambo left the country and was exiled.

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Villon Films has been independently producing and distributing award-winning films since 1970. With a strong focus on socio-political documentary, the collection spans such issues as government, history, ecology, culture, health and science, biography, and the apartheid period of South African history, among others.

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