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Political Prisoners in Zimbabwe
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| In the 1980’s a state of war existed between the African National Congress (ANC) and the Republic of South Africa. The ANC was a prohibited organisation and its personnel were classified as terrorists by the South African regime. This was at the height of the cold war when the Soviet Union was actively sponsoring the ANC in their struggle for strategically important South Africa. |
| In Zimbabwe, ANC facilities were being used to initiate and support armed raids into South Africa. Intelligence Service Agents assisted South African security forces in armed raids on ANC targets. |
| The de facto cease fire1 and the subsequent ANC government inauguration in May 1994 brought about the release, in the interests of reconcilliation, of all imprisoned former Intelligence Service Agents, except 4 men. |
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1. Between the National Party Government and the ANC in July 1990.
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