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uMkhonto weSizwe - Wikipedia uMkhonto weSizwe (Xhosa pronunciation: [um̩ˈkʰonto we ˈsizwe]; abbreviated MK; lit 'Spear of the Nation') was the paramilitary wing of the African National Congress (ANC), founded by Nelson Mandela in the wake of the Sharpeville massacre Its mission was to fight against the South African government to bring an end to its racist policies [13]
Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) | Meaning, Significance, Impact, Facts . . . Founded by Nelson Mandela and others, Umkhonto we Sizwe (commonly abbreviated MK) carried out waves of sabotage and guerrilla attacks against South Africa’s apartheid government, which sanctioned racial segregation and discrimination against nonwhites in the country
uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) - South African History Online One is that the proposal was first made to the ANC by Mandela in June, but Ben Turok suggests that it was in one private meeting between April and May 1960, which comprised of a handful of SACP activists, Yusuf Dadoo, Jack Hodgson, Joe Matthews, Michael Hermal, Moses Kotane, Ben Turok, and Ruth First
Umkhonto weSizwe (MK) – The Presidential Years - Nelson Mandela Umkhonto weSizwe, meaning ‘spear of the nation’, was founded in 1961 and is commonly known by the abbreviation MK Nelson Mandela was its first commander-in-chief It became the military wing of the ANC
Umkhonto We Sizwe - Born of the People - Nelson Mandela December 16, 1961, accordingly marked an historic turning point in our long march to freedom With the formation of Umkhonto we Sizwe our people were now better equipped to grasp history into their own hands
Nelson Mandela - Quotes, Biography Death | HISTORY Released in 1990, he participated in the eradication of apartheid and in 1994 became the first Black president of South Africa, forming a multiethnic government to oversee the country’s
African Footprint - Mandela International Office Nelson Mandela was the first commander-in-chief of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK), the military wing of the African National Congress (ANC) In January 1962, Mandela secretly left South Africa and travelled across the African continent for seven months
News - Former President Nelson Mandela fact sheet 1961 – Nelson Mandela co-founded and became leader of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK), which marked the ANC’s move to an armed struggle Describing it as a last resort after experiencing years of repression and violence from the State, he realised that many years of non-violent protest against apartheid had not and would not achieve any progress
BBC News Online | Timeline: The Nelson Mandela story 1961 The ANC concludes that peaceful protest is not enough to combat apartheid and forms an underground military wing, Umkhonto we Sizwe (Spear of the Nation) Mandela, now vice-president of