South Africa

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 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

1974-1975 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Pan Africanism / SWAPO

50th Anniversary of the Dar es Salaam Declaration of 1975

50th Anniversary of the Dar es Salaam Declaration of 1975 From 7 to 10 April 1975, the Extraordinary Session of the Council of Ministers of the Organisation of African Unity…

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April 10, 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

1510 – 1906 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Biographies and Obituaries / Pan Africanism

Charlotte Maxeke is Born

Charlotte Maxeke is Born On this day, 7 April 1871, Charlotte Makgomo (née Mannya) Maxeke was born. Charlotte Maxeke was a social and political activist, religious leader, the first black…

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April 7, 2025

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Apartheid Police / National Executive Committee (NEC)

Hamba Kahle King Sabata Jonguhlanga Dalindyebo – Qhawe lama Qhawe

Hamba Kahle King Sabata Jonguhlanga Dalindyebo – Qhawe lama Qhawe On 6 April 1986, Comrade King Sabata Dalindyebo passed on in Lusaka, Zambia, where he had lived for more than…

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April 6, 2025

1976 – 1978 / 1979-1983 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Apartheid Police / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

HAMBA KAHLE SOLOMON MAHLANGU

HAMBA KAHLE SOLOMON MAHLANGU On March 2, 1978, Solomon Kalushi Mahlangu was sentenced to death. He had pleaded ‘not guilty’ and as the death sentence was passed, he raised his…

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April 6, 2025