#the Special Forces raided Lilies leaf farmhouse on 11 July 1963.

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Mandela month- Nelson Mandela 100th birthday count down Seven days to go-  Acting on information from an informant, the Special Forces raided Lilies leaf farmhouse on 11 July 1963.

Mandela month- Nelson Mandela 100th birthday count down Seven days to go-  Acting on information from an informant, the Special Forces raided Lilies leaf farmhouse on 11 July 1963.

 When the police came through the door, they found a group of men studying ‘Operation Mayibuye’ – an MK proposal for guerrilla warfare, insurrection and revolution. Among the group were Walter Sisulu, Govan Mbeki, Raymond Mahlaba, Ahmed Kathrada, Arthur Goldreich, Dennis Goldberg and Lionel Bernstein.

Hundreds of incriminating documents were found during the raid, and members of the group were…