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  2. uMkhonto we Sizwe Military Veterans' Association - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. Khanyisile Litchfield-Tshabalala - Wikipedia

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    She was born in Soweto [2] and later joined Umkhonto we Sizwe in exile in Angola. On her return to South Africa she completed a politics and drama degree at the University of Cape Town and an honours degree in criminology.

  4. uMkhonto weSizwe - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  5. Umkhonto we Sizwe (Spear of the Nation) - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. Songhoy Blues - Wikipedia

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    Helen Brown of the Daily Telegraph describes the band's music as "Africa-blues-rock", stating that Songhoy Blues "do owe a musical debt to Ali Farka Touré (whose songs they started out covering), but they're definitely etching out their own groove". [3] Garba Touré is the son of Ali Farka Touré's long-time percussionist. [15]

  7. UMkhonto we Sizwe (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    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

  8. South Africa's new MK party seeks majority win in pivotal ...

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    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 ...

  9. List of military equipment used by UMkhonto we Sizwe

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    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]