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uMkhonto weSizwe (Xhosa pronunciation: [um̩ˈkʰonto we ˈsizwe]; abbreviated MK; lit. ' Spear of the Nation ') was the paramilitary wing of the African National Congress (ANC), founded by Nelson Mandela in the wake of the Sharpeville massacre. Its mission was to fight against the South African government to bring an end to its racist policies ...
uMkhonto weSizwe (Zulu for 'Spear of the Nation'), abbreviated as MK, and often referred to as the MK Party, is a left-wing populist [4] [7] South African political party, founded in December 2023. The party is named after uMkhonto weSizwe (also shortened to MK), the paramilitary wing of the African National Congress (ANC) which was active ...
Umkhonto weSizwe (MK) was the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC) during apartheid.After being banned by the South African government in 1960, both the ANC and MK operated primarily in exile elsewhere in Southern Africa, where large numbers of young South Africans received military training to conduct armed struggle against the apartheid government – primarily sabotage ...
Resigned to join uMkhonto weSizwe: Sinawo Thambo: 27 August 2024 EFF: Gauteng: Floyd Shivambu: 16 August 2024: Resigned to join uMkhonto weSizwe: Nazier Paulsen: 27 August 2024 DA: Eastern Cape: Renaldo Gouws: 30 September 2024: Ceased to be a member of the party: Fezeka Mbiko: 7 October 2024 EFF: Mpumalanga: Busisiwe Mkhwebane: 15 October 2024 ...
Party Votes % +/– Seats; African National Congress: 6,459,692: 40.18: 17.32: 73: Democratic Alliance: 3,506,864: 21.81: 1.04: 42: uMkhonto weSizwe: 2,344,311: 14.58 ...
This is a list of political parties in South Africa.For most of its history, South Africa has been a democratic but one-party dominant state with the African National Congress (ANC) as the governing party, though this has waned as of 2024.
Solomon Kalushi Mahlangu (10 July 1956 – 6 April 1979) was a South African freedom fighter, struggle activist and operative of the African National Congress (ANC) militant wing, uMkhonto weSizwe (MK). He was convicted for his part in the murder of two people and hanged in 1979.
Johannes "Joe" Modise (23 May 1929 – 26 November 2001) was a South African political figure. He helped to found uMkhonto we Sizwe, the military wing of the African National Congress, and was its longest serving Commander in Chief, deputised at different points in time by Joe Slovo and Chris Hani.