2000 - YEAR OF THE DAWN OF THE AFRICAN CENTURY - STATEMENT OF THE NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS, DELIVERED BY THE PRESIDENT, ON THE OCCASION OF THE 88th ANNIVERSARY OF THE ANC
The people of South Africa have made a clear statement that they are confident that the ANC will lead
them to the achievement of the goal of a better life for all.
Nelson Mandela, Walter Sisulu, Govan Mbeki, Ahmed Kathrada, Raymond Mhlaba, Andrew Mlangeni, Denis Goldberg and Elias Motsoaledi were today sentenced to life imprisonment in the Rivonia trial which since last year, has been the focal point of world attention.