Defiance Campaign (1952)

1. ANC–SAIC conference resolves on mass defiance

   Jul 29, 1951Labels: ANC, SAIC, Joint Planning

   • SAHO Archive
   • SAIC Wiki

2. Defiance Campaign plan adopted at ANC Bloemfontein conference

   Dec 1, 1951Labels: ANC, Bloemfontein Conference

   • Defiance Wiki
   • SAHO Defiance

3. ANC issues deadline for repeal of “unjust laws”

   Feb 29, 1952Labels: ANC, deadline

   • SAHO Archive
   • Defiance Wiki

4. National “Pledge and Prayer” protests mark van Riebeeck tercentenary

   Apr 6, 1952Labels: ANC, SAIC, Van Riebeeck

   • SAHO Defiance
   • ANC Story

5. “Named” leaders defy government orders under Suppression of Communism Act

   May 10, 1952Labels: Suppression of, named leaders

   • ANC Story
   • O Malley

6. Defiance Campaign launched nationally

   Jun 26, 1952Labels: Defiance Campaign, Nelson Mandela

   • Mandela Fdn
   • SAHO Defiance
   • Defiance Wiki

7. Joint Planning Council coordinates expanding defiance actions

   Jun 29, 1952Labels: Joint Planning, ANC SAIC

   • SAHO Timeline
   • SAHO Archive

8. Walter Sisulu arrested under Suppression of Communism Act

   Aug 12, 1952Labels: Walter Sisulu, Suppression of

   • SAHO Sisulu
   • O Malley

9. Arrests peak as campaign reaches its highest intensity

   Oct 1, 1952Labels: arrests peak

   • Defiance Wiki
   • ANC Story

10. Albert Luthuli elected ANC President-General

    Dec 1, 1952Labels: Albert Luthuli, ANC President-General

    • O Malley
    • ANC History

11. Defiance leaders convicted of “statutory communism”

    Dec 2, 1952Labels: leaders trial, Suppression of

    • Sisulu Wiki
    • O Malley

12. Congress of the People proposal advanced by Z. K. Matthews

    Jan 1, 1953Labels: Z K, Congress of

    • People 1955
    • Freedom Charter

13. Public Safety Act receives royal assent

    Feb 24, 1953Labels: Public Safety, Parliament

    • Public Safety
    • ANC History

14. Public Safety Act comes into force

    Mar 4, 1953Labels: Public Safety

    • Public Safety
    • ANC History

15. Criminal Law Amendment Act commences, criminalizing civil disobedience

    Mar 4, 1953Labels: Criminal Law

    • SAHO CLA
    • ANC History

16. Freedom Charter adopted at Congress of the People in Kliptown

    Jun 26, 1955Labels: Freedom Charter, Congress of

    • People 1955
    • Freedom Charter