Sabotage Act (1962)

Key term for OCR GCSE History A, used in South Africa 1960–1994.

Definition

A draconian apartheid law that made acts of sabotage punishable by death and allowed for 90-day detention without trial.

Exam Context

Sabotage Act (1962) appears in OCR GCSE History A revision content for Non-British Depth Studies, especially South Africa 1960–1994 and Opposition to Apartheid c.1960s.

Non-British Depth Studies South Africa 1960–1994 Opposition to Apartheid c.1960s

Found in Revision Notes

Non-British Depth Studies

Resistance, Armed Struggle and the Rivonia Trial

South Africa 1960–1994 • Opposition to Apartheid c.1960s

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African nationalism Anti-Apartheid Movement (AAM)Decapitation Freedom Charter

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