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   African National Congress. Timothy Peter Jenkin (born 1948) is a South African writer, anti- apartheid activist and former political prisoner. He is best known for his 1979 escape from Pretoria Local Prison (part of the Pretoria Central Prison complex), along with Stephen Lee and Alex Moumbaris.

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   Mar 2, 2020 · Daniel Radcliffe in Escape from Pretoria (Picture: Signature) Tim Jenkin and Stephen Lee broke out prison. ‘We has skype chats, he wanted to learn about the character and the accent,’ Jenkin ...

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4. www.sahistory.org.za › people › timothy-peter-jenkinTimothy Peter Jenkin - South African History Online

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   Timothy Peter Jenkin. South African writer, former anti-apartheid activist and political prisoner. He is best known for his 1979 escape from Pretoria Local Prison (part of the Pretoria Central Prison complex), along with Stephen Lee and Alex Moumbaris. Timothy Peter Jenkin was born in 1948, in Cape Town and educated at Rondebosch Boys' Prep and ...

5. www.mirror.co.uk › news › real-life-storiesPretoria Prison break: Amazing story of the daring men who ...

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   Apr 19, 2013 · Locked up in a maximum-security jail for setting off harmless leaflet propaganda bombs spreading dissent against the apartheid regime in 1970s South Africa, Stephen and friend Tim Jenkin were ...

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6. www.thetimes.com › article › escape-from-pretoria-iEscape from Pretoria: I broke out of jail then helped to ...

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   Escape from Pretoria: I broke out of jail then helped to break apartheid. Daniel Radcliffe stars in a new film about Tim Jenkin’s 1979 escape from a South African prison. The ANC hero tells Rosie Kinchen woodwork class was his key to freedom. Tim Jenkin is telling me how you make a key to fit a lock. It is a long-winded explanation involving ...

7. mg.co.za › friday › 2003/12/19-breaking-outBreaking out: Escape from Pretoria Prison - Mail & Guardian

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   Dec 19, 2003 · Inside Out: Escape from Pretoria Prison. by Tim Jenkin (Jacana) On December 11th, 1979, three white activists, Tim Jenkin, Stephen Lee and Alex Moumbaris, escaped from Pretoria Central Prison.

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   Did Tim Jenkin escape a prison?

   • You wouldn’t. And we don’t blame you. But Tim Jenkin did, and you may be surprised to learn one of the most daring prison escapes was executed right under the noses of Pretoria Prison guards back in 1979 and involved nothing but the keys made in Jenkin’s own cell.

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   Who is Timothy Peter Jenkin?

   • He is best known for his 1979 escape from Pretoria Local Prison (part of the Pretoria Central Prison complex), along with Stephen Lee and Alex Moumbaris. Timothy Peter Jenkin was born in 1948, in Cape Town and educated at Rondebosch Boys' Prep and Boys' High School, matriculating at the age of 17.

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   Did Jenkin & Lee use a real tool to escape a prison?

   • In fact, things have been kept so by the book, so to speak, the actors used the actual tool Jenkin and Lee – as well as third prisoner Alex Moumbaris – employed in their daring escape. ‘That last scene is about as accurate as you can make it,’ Jenkin says of the very real moment the escapees weren’t able to open the ninth and final door to freedom.

   Unbelievable true story behind prison break movie Escape From Pretoria

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   What was Jenkin's plan after incarceration?

   • After their incarceration, Jenkin, Lee and several other inmates began plotting an escape, which would involve copies of several prison keys that Jenkin made from wood. Jenkin had smuggled some money into prison. The initial plan was that eight of the political prisoners would escape, leaving behind two who were nearing the end of their sentences.

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   How long did Lee & Jenkin go to jail?

   • The trial in the Cape Town Supreme Court went from 6 to 15 June 1978. Upon legal advice, both pleaded guilty to all charges. They were both found guilty on one charge, with Jenkin receiving a 12-year sentence and Lee eight.

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   What is now escape from Pretoria about?

   • Now Escape From Pretoria tells the story of Jenkin and Stephen Lee, two white South African activists, imprisoned in 1978 for working on behalf of the African National Congress (ANC), and their escape from the notorious ‘white man’s Robben Island’, Pretoria Prison.

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9. www.timeslive.co.za › sunday-times › opinion-andFormer anti-apartheid activist Tim Jenkin looks back on great ...

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   May 17, 2020 · 17 May 2020 - 00:00 By Jonathan Ancer. Tim Jenkin poked apartheid in the eye. In 1978, when he was 29, Jenkin was imprisoned for distributing anti-apartheid material for the ANC. A day after he ...