Oliver Tambo: Victory is Within Our Grasp
On February 14th, 1982, at Bairro De Liberdade, Maputo, a mass rally was held to Commemorate the January 30, 1981, Matola Massacre, an event when the South African racists, in complete disregard of Mozambique's sovereignty, attacked ANC residences in Matola and brutally massacred 12 ANC members. The historic rally was opened with inspiring cultural dances and songs and was.crowned with an address by Comrade President O.R. Tambo who, on behalf of the oppressed majority of our land, presented the Mozambican people with our National Flag and invited them, in his own words: “With special request that on the dayof our liberation you will come to South Africa and raise it on a proper flag pole.”
Below follows a text op the speech delivered by President O.R. Tambo at this momentous occasion:
Comrade President Samora Moises Machel, President of the PRELIMO Party, President of the People’s Republic of Mozambique,
Comrades, members of the government and leaders and militants of the FRELIM0 Party, Comrades Representatives of the National Liberation Movement and other fraternal forces,
Comrades of the solidarity movement who have presented us with an inspiring message this morning,
Heroic residents of Maputo and citizens of the People’s Republic of Mozambique,
Comrades,
We salute you all today on behalf of the ANC, on behalf of the commanders and fighters of Umkhonto We Sizwe. We salute you in the name of the worke
