Title

Arrest of Breyten Breytenbach

Location (Country)

South Africa

Location (City)

South Africa, Johannesburg

Date

1975-01-01

Event Type

Political

Description

In 1975 in Johannesburg, South Africa, Breyten Breytenbach, the jailed Afrikaans poet, had offered to infiltrate the South African Communist Party in exchange for his early release from prison. At that time, Breytenbach was already serving a nine-year prison sentence.

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People Referenced

Breytenbach, Breyten

Identifier

apdp.event.000061