Catalogue information

LastDodo number
7238863
Area
Pins and buttons
Title
Free Ja Toivo and other Patriots
Company / organization
Collection / set
Material
Manufacturer
Country
Zuid Afrika
Period
Year
1984
Dimensions
Details

This button was used in the campaign for the release of Herman Toivo ja Toivo, co-founder of the South West African People's Organization (SWAPO) and other Namibian political prisoners. Ja Toiva was one of a number of independence activists arrested in Namibia and transferred to Pretoria, South Africa in 1966. Ultimately, he and 36 other Namibians were charged under South Africa's new anti-terrorism law, the Terrorism Act No. 83 of 1967, which was made retroactive to 1962. After a six-month trial period, 30 defendants, including Ja Toivo, were found guilty. found. Twenty suspects were sentenced to life imprisonment. Ja Toivo and eight others were sentenced to 20 years in prison and others were sentenced to shorter prison terms. Ja Toiva was imprisoned on Robben Island in South Africa. He was released in 1984 and immediately joined other SWAPO leaders in exile. This button was powered by SWAPO, probably in the UK. [Note: the name is often spelled Herman Toivo ya Toivo.]

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