What happened at Liliesleaf Farm?

At the farm, they held key debates on political and military policy and strategy. It was at Liliesleaf farm that the most prominent leaders of South Africa’s struggle against Apartheid sought shelter, and attended meetings. Some of these included Nelson Mandela, Govan Mbeki (Father of South Africa’s current president Thabo Mbeki), Walter Sisulu, Ahmed Kathrada, Bram Fischer, Joe Slovo, Ruth First, Raymond Mhaba, Rusty Bernstein, Bob Hepple, Harold Wolpe, and Denis Goldberg. Many of these individuals were discovered in the police’s raid on Liliesleaf farm, and tried in the subsequent Rivonia Treason Trial. They were to later spend over 25 years in prison.

Nelson Mandela	Walter Sisulu	Dennis Goldberg	Govan Mbeki
Arthur Goldreich*	James “Jimmy” Kantor	Lionel “Rusty” Bernstein	Harold Wolpe*
Andrew Mlangeni	Elias Motsoaledi	Ahmed Kathrada	Raymond Mhlaba

*escaped before going to trial