African National Congress (ANC)

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Armed Struggle / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / Negotiations / Pan Africanism / Sanctions / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Carte Blanche Denied Permission to Quote Oliver Tambo

Carte Blanche Denied Permission to Quote Oliver Tambo On 30 January 1987, the Minister of Law and Order issued a message to the South African mainstream media denying Carte Blanche,…

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January 30, 2026

1990 – 1994 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / Negotiations / Sanctions / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

The Mandela-Buthelezi Royal Hotel Agreement

The Mandela-Buthelezi Royal Hotel Agreement On 29 January 1991, African National Congress (ANC) Deputy President Nelson Mandela and Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) President Gatsha Mangosuthu Buthelezi met in Durban’s Royal…

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January 29, 2026

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Armed Struggle / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / National Democratic Revolution / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Culture and the National Struggle

Culture and the National Struggle “The point is that, as (Vladimir Ilyich) Lenin pointed out, in every culture there are to be found progressive elements which can be harnessed to…

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January 29, 2026

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Armed Struggle / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / Negotiations / Sanctions / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Oliver Tambo Meets with US Secretary of State George Shultz

Oliver Tambo Meets with US Secretary of State George Shultz On 28 January 1987, Oliver Tambo, President of the African National Congress (ANC), met with the United States Secretary of…

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January 28, 2026

1976 – 1978 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Biographies and Obituaries / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / Pan Africanism

The Majestic Paul Robeson: An African Anti-Imperialist

The Majestic Paul Robeson: An African Anti-Imperialist The death of Paul Leroy Robeson on 23 January 1976 removed from the world stage not only one of its outstanding cultural figures,…

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January 23, 2026

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Front Line States / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

1986 Lesotho Coup D’état: An Analysis

1986 Lesotho Coup D’état: An Analysis Forty years ago, on 20 January 1986, apartheid South Africa’s pressure, which was applied since the beginning of the year, helped to engineer a…

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January 21, 2026

1976 – 1978 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Armed Struggle / Battles / Cross-Border Raids / Front Line States / National Executive Committee (NEC) / Pan Africanism / South African Defence Force’s (SADF)

Hands Off the People’s Republic of Angola: Africa Stands Firm Against Imperialism

Hands Off the People’s Republic of Angola: Africa Stands Firm Against Imperialism On 13 January 1976, Secretary General of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), William Aurelien Eteki Mboumoua, issued…

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January 14, 2026

1979-1983 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Battles / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / Pan Africanism / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) / Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU)

MK Botswana Machinery Unit Compromised

MK Botswana Machinery Unit Compromised On the morning of 13 January 1979, an Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) Botswana Machinery Unit of seven combatants were waiting in the bush on their…

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January 13, 2026

1990 – 1994 / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / National Democratic Revolution / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

The Sebokeng Nangalembe Night Vigil Massacre

The Sebokeng Nangalembe Night Vigil Massacre On the night of 12 January 1991, 45 people were killed while attending an all-night vigil held in a tent at 11427, Zone 7,…

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January 13, 2026

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Battles / National Democratic Revolution / Pan Africanism / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Limpet Mine Explodes Substation in Durban

Limpet Mine Explodes Substation in Durban Forty years ago, in the evening of 9 January 1986, a limpet mine exploded and damaged a substation in Jacobs, Durban. Later a second…

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January 9, 2026