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Apr 20, 2011 · “I am prepared to die” April 20, 2011 – April 20, 2011 marks the 47th anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s speech from the dock in the Rivonia Trial in which he said he was prepared to die for a democratic, non-racial South Africa.
I Am Prepared to Die" was a three-hour speech given by Nelson Mandela on 20 April 1964 from the dock at the Rivonia Trial. The speech is so titled because it ended with the words "it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die".
Here is the transcript of Nelson Mandela's 'I am prepared to die' speech, which he gave from the dock during the Rivonia Trial, Pretoria Supreme Court, 20 April 1964. This transcript is as published on the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory website. (AAP) My Lord, I am the First Accused.
I am Prepared to Die Lyrics. I am the first accused. I hold a bachelor's degree in arts and practised as an attorney in Johannesburg for a number of years in partnership with Oliver...
Jul 23, 2014 · But, My Lord, if it needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die." - Nelson Mandela....
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Apr 20, 2024 · The racially segregated Pretoria courtroom listened in silence as Nelson Mandela’s account of his lifelong struggle against white minority rule reached its conclusion. Judge Quintus de Wet ...
