South African Defence Force’s (SADF)

1990 – 1994 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Battles / Biographies and Obituaries / 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)

OR Tambo Passes On

OR Tambo Passes On On 24 April 1993, after suffering complications following a stroke, Oliver Tambo passed on at the age of 75. His death came 14 days after Chris…

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April 26, 2025

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

Lizo Bright Ngqungwana – Commander of the Western Cape

Lizo Bright Ngqungwana – Commander of the Western Cape At around 02:00, in the morning of 23 April 1986, while Lizo Bright Ngqungwana was asleep in a three-roomed hut in…

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April 23, 2025

1969-1974 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / National Executive Committee (NEC) / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

MK “Operation J” Aborted

MK “Operation J” Aborted On 22 April 1972, Alexander Moumbaris was busy packing his items for leaving the country the following day, after he had received a cable from Ronnie…

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April 22, 2025

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

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

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

The Fascinatingly Unearthed McKenzie Affair

The Fascinatingly Unearthed McKenzie Affair On 16 April 1987, Keith McKenzie arrived as a detainee in the African National Congress (ANC) detention camp in northern Angola, officially called the Morris…

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April 17, 2025

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

The Pretoria-Based Moses Mabhida Unit

The Pretoria-Based Moses Mabhida Unit In the early evening of 15 April 1988, Odirile Meshack Maponya (aka “Mainstay Chibuku”) was driven by Peter Maluleka through central Pretoria, and they stopped…

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April 16, 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 / Sanctions / South African Defence Force’s (SADF)

Illegal Exporting of Military Equipment to South Africa

Illegal Exporting of Military Equipment to South Africa On 2 April 1984, four South Africans and three British nationals were arrested in the United Kingdom and charged with illegally exporting…

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April 2, 2025

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

State of Emergency Declared in the Natal Province

State of Emergency Declared in the Natal Province On 31 March 1994, apartheid President F.W. de Klerk imposed a state of emergency in the Natal Province, coinciding with a report…

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March 31, 2025