African National Congress (ANC)

1979-1983 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Battles / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / SWAPO / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) Novo Catengue Camp is Closed

Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) Novo Catengue Camp is Closed On 16 March 1979, a huge number of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) combatants arrived in Pango Camp, as well as others…

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March 16, 2025

1979-1983 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Apartheid Police / National Executive Committee (NEC) / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

ANC Headquarters in London is Bombed

ANC Headquarters in London is Bombed On 14 March 1982, the African National Congress (ANC) headquarters in Islington, London, England, was bombed. Historically, these offices served as the ANC’s headquarters…

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March 14, 2025

1979-1983 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Apartheid Police / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC)

Lilian Ngoyi Passes On

Lilian Ngoyi Passes On On 13 March 1980, a 68-year-old anti-apartheid revolutionary activist and founder member of the African National Congress Women’s League (ANCWL), Lilian Ngoyi, passed on. Ngoyi was…

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March 13, 2025

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Apartheid Police / Negotiations / South African Defence Force’s (SADF)

The Remarkable Bophuthatswana Insurrection

The Remarkable Bophuthatswana Insurrection On the morning of 12 March 1994, several news agencies reported on the events of the 11 March 1994, which referred to President Lucas Mangope having…

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March 12, 2025

1984-1990 / African National Congress (ANC) / Apartheid Police / Israel / Negotiations / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF)

Lucas Mangope Retreats

Lucas Mangope Retreats On 10 March 1994, President Lucas Mangope, the leader of the apartheid Bantustan, Bophuthatswana, retreated from the capital, Mmabatho, in the face of a popular uprising after…

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March 10, 2025

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Apartheid Police / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / Negotiations / Pan Africanism / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

ANC and Unrests in the Bantustans

ANC and Unrests in the Bantustans On 9 March 1990, the African National Congress (ANC) veteran leader, Walter Sisulu, denied allegations levelled at the ANC by the apartheid South African…

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March 9, 2025

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

Moses Mabhida Passes On

Moses Mabhida Passes On On 8 March 1986, Moses Mbheki Mncane (Baba) Mabhida, trade unionist, political revolutionary, former Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) Political Commissar and General-Secretary of the SA Communist…

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March 8, 2025

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Apartheid Police / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

MK Special Operations Combatant Marion Sparg is Arrested

MK Special Operations Combatant Marion Sparg is Arrested On 7 March 1986, after the apartheid President PW Botha had lifted the state of emergency during a speech in which he…

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March 7, 2025

1943-1960 / African National Congress (ANC) / Apartheid Police / National Trade Union Leaders / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Organise or Starve! The Inaugural Conference of SACTU

Organise or Starve! The Inaugural Conference of SACTU On 4 – 5 March 1955, the Inaugural Conference of the South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) was held at the…

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March 4, 2025

1984-1990 / African National Congress (ANC) / Apartheid Police / Battles / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

The Gugulethu Seven

The Gugulethu Seven On 3 March 1986, an anti-apartheid group of young activists between the ages of 16 and 23 were shot and killed by members of the apartheid police…

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March 4, 2025