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: Following the assassination of the "Cradock Four" and rising unrest, President P.W. Botha declared a national State of Emergency in 1986, granting security forces nearly unlimited power.

: Many political executions were carried out in secret at Pretoria Central Prison, often without full public disclosure of the trials. Death Sentence - Anti-Apartheid (1986)

While the South African state intensified executions, the international community responded with legislative pressure. : Following the assassination of the "Cradock Four"

: Between 1960 and 1989, approximately 134 political prisoners were executed by the apartheid government. Death Sentence - Anti-Apartheid (1986)

3. International Response: The Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act (1986)

During apartheid, the death penalty was not merely a criminal punishment but a tool for political intimidation.