Zone d'identification
Cote
ZA HPRA A3441-A-A5
Titre
Escape from Pretoria Maximum prison
Date(s)
- 1979-1980 (Production)
Niveau de description
sub-series
Étendue matérielle et support
Zone du contexte
Nom du producteur
(20th century)
Histoire archivistique
Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert
Zone du contenu et de la structure
Portée et contenu
On the 11 December 1979 Alex Moumbaris and two other prisoners, Tim Jenkin and Stephen Lee, made a daring escape from Pretoria Central Prison. After a dangerous and exhausting journey they eventually arrived in Lusaka, where they were received by OR Tambo, and for the first time appeared publicly about their escape during a press conference on the 14 January 1980.