Umkhonto we Sizwe

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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)

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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