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For a time it was headquartered in Rivonia, the suburb of Johannesburg. On 11th July 1963, 19 ANC and MK leaders including future South African President Nelson Mandela were arrested at Liliesleaf Farm, Rivonia. The farm was privately owned by Arthur Goldreich, and bought with South African Communist Party funds. This was followed by the Rivonia Trial in which ten leaders of the African National Congress were tried for 221 acts of sabotage designed to "ferment violent revolution". Walter Mkwayi, chief of MK at the time, escaped during trial.

The MK carried out numerous bombings of military, industrial, civilian and infrastructural sites. The tactics were initially geared towards sabotage, not targeting people, but eventually tactics of urban guerrilla warfare were also used. Notable among these is the January 8January 8 is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 357 days remaining (358 in leap years). Events 871 Battle of Ashdown Ethelred of Wessex defeats Danish invasion army. 1198 Innocentius III becomes Pope. 1734 Premiere of George Frid, 1982Events January January 6 William Bonin is convicted of being the "freeway killer". January 8 AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions January 11 Mark Thatcher, son of the British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, disappears in the Sahara du (to coincide with the 70th anniversary of the formation of the ANC), attack on the KoebergKoeberg is located 30km north of Cape Town, on the West coast of South Africa, next to the SA Police Training College and the suburb of Melkbosstrand. Koeberg Nuclear Power station is a Uranium pressurized water reactor based on a design by Fromatome (Fra nuclear power plant in Cape TownCape Town ( Afrikaans: Kaapstad , is one of South Africa's three capital cities serving as the legislative capital ( Pretoria being the executive capital and Bloemfontein the judicial capital). It is also the capital of the Western Cape province. It is mo and the 14 June 19861986 is a common year starting on Wednesday. Events January January 1 Spain and Portugal enter the European Community January 1 Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands and is separated from the Netherlands Antilles. January 9 After losing a pa car-bombing of Magoo's Bar in DurbanDurban is a vibrant cosmopolitian city in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. It is also known by Zulu-speakers as eThekwini the meaning of which is unclear (guesses range from 'lagoon' to 'the one-testicled one'. Durban is being marketed as "South Afri in which 3 people were killed and 73 injured. Umkhonto we Sizwe was officially disbanded on August 1Some entries on this page have been duplicates from June 28. The correct dates for such events need to be determined. August 1st is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. Events 527 Justinian I, 1990.

See also: ANC, Apartheid, History of South Africa