Yearly Archives: 2026

1990 – 1994 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Battles / Biographies and Obituaries / Cross-Border Raids / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / Pan Africanism / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Mdala Oliver Reginald Tambo Passes On

Mdala Oliver Reginald Tambo Passes On On this day, 24 April 1993, after suffering complications following a stroke, Oliver Tambo passed on at the age of 75. His death came…

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April 23, 2026

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Commander Lizo Bright Ngqungwana of the Western Cape

Commander Lizo Bright Ngqungwana of the Western Cape Forty years ago, at around 02:00 in the morning of 23 April 1986, while Lizo Bright Ngqungwana was asleep in a three-roomed…

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April 22, 2026

1969-1974 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / National Democratic Revolution / National Trade Union Leaders / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Lenin the Liberator: 22 April 1870

Lenin the Liberator: 22 April 1870 On 22 April 1970, the underground organisation of the South African Communist Party – SACP – carried out a nationwide, illegal distribution of educational…

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April 21, 2026

1964-1967 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / Pan Africanism / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Nelson Mandela: The Struggle By Other Means

Nelson Mandela: The Struggle By Other Means On 21 April 1964, newspapers were selling like hot cakes following Nelson Mandela’s statement from the dock at the Pretoria Supreme Court the…

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April 20, 2026

1961-1964 / Anti-Imperialism / Battles

Fidel Castro: We Must Defend Our Country – Denouncing US Bay of Pigs Aggression

Fidel Castro: We Must Defend Our Country – Denouncing US Bay of Pigs Aggression On 19 April 1961, the Bay of Pigs Invasion became a failed military landing operation on…

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April 19, 2026

1979-1983 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Front Line States / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / Pan Africanism

18 April World Heritage Day: From Kongwa to Freedom Park

18 April World Heritage Day: From Kongwa to Freedom Park On 18 April, World Heritage Day, also known as the International Day for Monuments and Sites, is celebrated annually to…

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April 18, 2026

1943-1960 / 1979-1983 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Armed Struggle / Front Line States / Israel / National Democratic Revolution / Palestine / Pan Africanism / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Oliver Tambo – The Spirit of Bandung

Oliver Tambo – The Spirit of Bandung (On 18 – 24 April 1955, the first large-scale Afro–Asian Conference, also known as the Bandung Conference, which was a meeting of Asian…

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April 18, 2026

1943-1960 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / National Democratic Revolution / National Trade Union Leaders

Ray Alexander: Women’s Federation – Thirty Years

Ray Alexander: Women’s Federation – Thirty Years (Sechaba Interview with Ray Alexander on the 30 th Anniversary of the Federation of South African Women, Sechaba, April 1984). On the 17th…

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April 17, 2026

1961-1964 / Anti-Imperialism / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage

Fidel Castro: What the Imperialists Cannot Forgive

Fidel Castro: What the Imperialists Cannot Forgive On 16 April 1961, shortly before the United States’ Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba, Fidel Castro proclaimed the “socialist” character of the…

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April 16, 2026

1976 – 1978 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Front Line States / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / National Democratic Revolution / Pan Africanism / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

15 April World Art Day: Evoking the Medu Arts Ensemble

15 April World Art Day: Evoking the Medu Arts Ensemble April 15 is celebrated annually as World Art Day, which was a global initiative dedicated to promoting the understanding, development,…

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April 15, 2026