Umkhonto we Sizwe

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armed wing guerrilla movement paramilitary organization

Umkhonto we Sizwe was the armed wing of the African National Congress that led sabotage and guerrilla campaigns against South Africa’s apartheid regime.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed wing ⓘ
guerrilla movement ⓘ
paramilitary organization ⓘ
ceasefire early 1990s ⓘ
conflict Internal resistance to apartheid ⓘ
South African Border War ⓘ
country South Africa ⓘ
dissolved 1994 ⓘ
foundedBy Ahmed Kathrada ⓘ
Andrew Mlangeni ⓘ
Elias Motsoaledi ⓘ
Govan Mbeki ⓘ
Joe Slovo ⓘ
Nelson Mandela ⓘ
Raymond Mhlaba ⓘ
Walter Sisulu ⓘ
headquartersLocation Dar es Salaam ⓘ
Johannesburg, South Africa ⓘ
surface form: Johannesburg

Lusaka, Zambia ⓘ
surface form: Lusaka
ideology African nationalism ⓘ
anti-apartheid ⓘ
socialism ⓘ
inception 1961 ⓘ
legalStatusBefore1990 banned organization in South Africa ⓘ
mergedInto Armed Forces of South Africa ⓘ
surface form: South African National Defence Force
methodOfWarfare armed struggle ⓘ
guerrilla warfare ⓘ
sabotage ⓘ
militaryBranchOf African National Congress ⓘ
motto Spear of the Nation ⓘ
notableCommander Chris Hani ⓘ
Govan Mbeki ⓘ
Joe Slovo ⓘ
Nelson Mandela ⓘ
Oliver Tambo ⓘ
Walter Sisulu ⓘ
opposedTo National Party (South Africa) ⓘ
surface form: National Party government of South Africa

apartheid ⓘ
parentOrganization African National Congress ⓘ
partOf South African anti-apartheid movement ⓘ
reasonForFormation failure of non-violent resistance to end apartheid ⓘ
response to Sharpeville massacre ⓘ
shortName MK ⓘ
supportedBy Angola ⓘ
Cuba ⓘ
South African Communist Party ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ
trainingLocation Angola ⓘ
Cuba ⓘ
Czechoslovakia ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ
Tanzania ⓘ
translationOfName Spear of the Nation ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

African National Congress → armedWing → Umkhonto we Sizwe ⓘ
Nelson Mandela → founded → Umkhonto we Sizwe ⓘ
Rivonia Trial → organizationInvolved → Umkhonto we Sizwe ⓘ
Long Walk to Freedom → portraysOrganization → Umkhonto we Sizwe ⓘ