1956 trial in South Africa in which 156 people, including Nelson Mandela, were arrested in a raid and accused of treason. It began on 5 December 1956 and lasted until 29 March 1961 (about 4 years). The setting was Pretoria. Those involved included Nelson Mandela, Lionel Bernstein, Sonia Bunting and James Calata.
Before and after
- from 23 October 1956 to 10 November 1956Hungarian Revolution of 1956
- 28 October 1956Birth of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
- from 29 October 1956 to 7 November 1956Suez Crisis
- 8 November 1956Discovery of Comet Arend–Roland
- from 5 December 1956 to 29 March 1961Treason Trial
- 20 December 1956Montgomery bus boycott
- 1957Founding of Kleť Observatory
- 1957Personal computer
- 1957Founding of FIBA Europe
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- 15 August 1947India and Pakistan become independent
- 10 December 1948Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- from 1 November 1955 to 30 April 1975Vietnam War
- 26 December 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
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