Robben Island

/ ˈrɒbən /

noun

1. a small island in South Africa, 11 km (7 miles) off the Cape Peninsula: formerly used by the South African government to house political prisoners

Example Sentences

With no formal schooling and a modest upbringing, his anti-apartheid activism eventually saw him jailed for 10 years at the notorious Robben Island prison along with Nelson Mandela.

From BBC

Nelson Mandela, who reportedly piped her music through the PA system of Robben Island while he was incarcerated there.

From Los Angeles Times

Mr. Zuma, who was imprisoned by the former white supremacist regime alongside Nelson Mandela on Robben Island, has been holding rallies with a newly formed party that, much to the frustration of A.N.C. officials, has taken the name of the A.N.C.’s militant wing during the apartheid era, uMkhonto we Sizwe, or MK.

From New York Times

South African officials objected in particular to the sale of a key to the Robben Island prison cell where Mr. Mandela was held for years.

From New York Times

Guernsey’s says the auction will include personal letters Mr. Mandela wrote from prison, artwork he created during his incarceration on Robben Island and a tennis racket he used while in prison there.

From New York Times