Celebrating Oliver Reginald Kaizana Tambo Month
(Extracts from the Deputy President’s Message: January 1967)
“The Freedom Charter is the common programme of the ANC, the South African Indian Congress, the Coloured People’s Congress, the Congress of Trade Unions and the Congress of Democrats. The Charter expresses the aspirations of our people, regardless of colour, for the right of the majority to rule our country and regain their stolen birthright, the wealth and the land of our country.”
“Our heroes have faced the gallows and Vorster’s grim dungeons for the principles embodied in the Freedom Charter, in armed battle our freedom fighters will win the power to enforce these principles.”
“The hour of reckoning with the forces of racism is fast approaching in South Africa. We call, with confidence, on our millions of friends in all countries to help us in every way … to give us the necessary political, moral and material support which will ensure the dawn of the day of our victory over the forces of evil – a victory which will rebound to the benefit of all peoples, a victory for the cause of liberty, peace and humanity.”
– Oliver Reginald Tambo (January 1967)
Source: Editorial, “Deputy President’s Message: Message from Oliver Tambo, Deputy President, African National Congress”, Sechaba, Vol. 1, No. 1, January
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