Revolutionary Council

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

Forty Years of the Kabwe Conference: Consolidation and Further Advance

Forty Years of the Kabwe Conference: Consolidation and Further Advance (Portions of the Political Report of the National Executive Committee to the National Consultative Conference, which was presented by the…

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November 11, 2025

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

Forty Years of the Kabwe Conference: Unity of Forces for Regrouping and Recovery

Forty Years of the Kabwe Conference: Unity of Forces for Regrouping and Recovery (Portions of the Political Report of the National Executive Committee to the National Consultative Conference, which was…

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November 9, 2025

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

Forty Years of the Kabwe Conference: The Struggle Mounts

Forty Years of the Kabwe Conference: The Struggle Mounts (Portions of the Political Report of the National Executive Committee to the National Consultative Conference, which was presented by the President…

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November 6, 2025

1961-1964 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Apartheid Police / National Executive Committee (NEC) / Pan Africanism / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) / Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU)

Joe Nzingo Gqabi Arrested

On 26 January 1963, Joe Gqabi was arrested with nine fellow members who had undergone military training in Ethiopia and were deported back to South Africa after being captured in…

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January 26, 2025

1969-1974 / African National Congress (ANC) / National Executive Committee (NEC) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Preparing for “Operation J”

On 11 January 1971, Oliver Tambo, Yusuf Dadoo, Moses Mabhida and Fanele Mbali met a group of Soviet politicians, army generals and navy admirals. The meeting took place in a…

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January 11, 2025

1979-1983 / African National Congress (ANC) / Apartheid Police / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) Increased Infiltrations in 1979

On 27 December 1979, Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) Commander for southern Natal’s urban areas, Joseph Zakile Zulu, walked into Security Branch offices in Loop Street, Pietermaritzburg, to surrender himself. Zulu…

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December 27, 2024