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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 .
In the early years of its armed resistance campaign, the African National Congress and its armed wing, uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), used whatever arms and war materiel it could lay its hands on. ANC members in exile became adept at building home-made explosives, including time bombs, from materials the movement could acquire from commercial sources. [1]
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 ...
Umkhonto we Sizwe (Spear of the Nation) is a reggae album by Prince Far I, released in 1984 and which he was recording when he was murdered in 1983. [2] The album is named in honor of the fight of the struggle of the militant wing of the ANC. The album was engineered by Overton "Scientist" Brown and Sylvan Morris.
uMkhonto we Sizwe was the military wing of the African National Congress. uMkhonto we Sizwe may also refer to: Umkhonto we Sizwe (Spear of the Nation), a 1984 album by Prince Far I; uMkhonto we Sizwe (political party), a political party formed in 2023 and led by Jacob Zuma
South Africa's new uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) party is aiming to win a parliamentary majority in a May 29 election so that it can implement reforms without resistance from opponents, former President ...
Events from the year 1962 in South Africa.This year is notable for its internal and international resistance campaigns against the country's Apartheid legislation. Umkhonto we Sizwe, the militant wing of the African National Congress, made its first sabotage attacks in 1961, and Nelson Mandela traveled to Ethiopia to rally support for Umkhonto and justify the attacks.
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