National Executive Committee (NEC)

1961-1964 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / National Executive Committee (NEC) / Pan Africanism / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Nelson Mandela’s Statement from the Dock

Nelson Mandela’s Statement from the Dock On 21 April 1964, newspapers were selling like hot cakes following Nelson Mandela’s statement from the dock at the Pretoria Supreme Court the previous…

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April 21, 2025

1990 – 1994 / African National Congress (ANC) / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / National Executive Committee (NEC) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

The Golela Episode

The Golela Episode On 20 April 1993, a strictly confidential report undersigned by the then Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) Chief of Staff, Siphiwe Nyanda (aka “Gebhuza”) was uncovered, which was…

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April 20, 2025

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Armed Struggle / FRELIMO / National Executive Committee (NEC) / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Post-Nkomati Accord Challenges in Swaziland

Post-Nkomati Accord Challenges in Swaziland On 19 April 1984, a combined Swazi Police and Army contingent went to a house in Manzini’s Old Ngwane Park, in Swaziland, where they experienced…

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April 19, 2025

1961-1964 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / National Executive Committee (NEC) / Pan Africanism / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

OR Tambo: First Visit to the Soviet Union

OR Tambo: First Visit to the Soviet Union On 9 April 1963, returning from a trip to the Soviet Union, based on the invitation of the Soviet Afro-Asian Solidarity Committee,…

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April 9, 2025

1943-1960 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Apartheid Police / National Executive Committee (NEC) / Sanctions / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF)

The African National Congress (ANC) is Banned

The African National Congress (ANC) is Banned On 8 April 1960, the apartheid Justice Minister Frans Erasmus informed Parliament in Cape Town that the apartheid government had just signed a…

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April 8, 2025

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Apartheid Police / National Executive Committee (NEC)

Hamba Kahle King Sabata Jonguhlanga Dalindyebo – Qhawe lama Qhawe

Hamba Kahle King Sabata Jonguhlanga Dalindyebo – Qhawe lama Qhawe On 6 April 1986, Comrade King Sabata Dalindyebo passed on in Lusaka, Zambia, where he had lived for more than…

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April 6, 2025

1990 – 1994 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / National Executive Committee (NEC) / Negotiations

Mandela and De Klerk Meet for the First Time

Mandela and De Klerk Meet for the First Time On 5 April 1990, an informal three-hour meeting in Cape Town between Nelson Mandela, as a “free man”, and President F.W.…

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April 5, 2025

1974-1975 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / Pan Africanism / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

ANC Calls on OAU (Organisation of African Unity) to Increase Our Striking Power

ANC Calls on OAU (Organisation of African Unity) to Increase Our Striking Power Extracts of the Statement at the Ninth Extraordinary Session of the Council of Ministers of the Organisation…

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April 5, 2025

1990 – 1994 / African National Congress (ANC) / Apartheid Police / National Executive Committee (NEC) / Negotiations / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Nelson Mandela’s Historic Political Rally

Nelson Mandela’s Historic Political Rally On 1 April 1990, African National Congress (ANC) Deputy President, Nelson Mandela, addressed a crowd of over 300 000 supporters in Port Elizabeth in what…

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April 1, 2025

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / National Executive Committee (NEC) / Pan Africanism / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Cuba Awards ANC President OR Tambo the Order of Playa Giron

Cuba Awards ANC President OR Tambo the Order of Playa Giron On 24 March 1986, at the Palace of the Revolution in Havana, Cuba, African National Congress (ANC) President O.R.…

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March 25, 2025