Release of Breyten Breytenbach

Title: Release of Breyten Breytenbach
Location (Country): South Africa
Location (City): South Africa, Johannesburg
Date: 1982-01-01
Event Type: Political
Description: In 1982, Breyten Breytenbach, South African Afrikaans poet, was released from prison after serving seven of the nine years to which he was sentenced in 1975 for promoting the aims of the banned African National Congress (ANC).
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People Referenced: Breytenbach, Breyten
Identifier: apdp.event.000032