uMkhonto weSizwe - Wikipedia
WEBuMkhonto weSizwe (Xhosa pronunciation: [um̩ˈkʰonto we ˈsizwe]; abbreviated MK; English: 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.
uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) | South African History Online
WEBOn 16 December, 1961, Umkhonto weSizwe (MK) was launched as an armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC). The formation of the MK. Umkhonto weSizwe ("Spear of the Nation") or 'MK' as it was more commonly known, was …
Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) | Meaning, Significance, Impact, & Facts
WEBSep 4, 2024 · 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) Timeline 1961-1990 - South African History …
WEBuMkhonto weSizwe (Spear of the Nation or MK), the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC), was jointly formed by leading members of the banned ANC and South African Communist Party (SACP) in 1961. The decision was …
uMkhonto weSizwe (political party) - Wikipedia
WEBuMkhonto weSizwe (Zulu for 'Spear of the Nation'), abbreviated as MK, and often referred to as the MK Party, is a nominally left-wing populist [4] [7] South African political party, founded in December 2023.
UMkhonto weSizwe Party | MK, Origins, Controversy, 2024 …
WEBJul 29, 2024 · The party takes its name from Umkhonto we Sizwe (“Spear of the Nation”), the apartheid-era military wing of the African National Congress (ANC) liberation movement and, later, political party. Former South African president and ANC stalwart Jacob Zuma is the head of the MK Party.
uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) in exile | South African History Online
WEBSignificantly, in 1961 the ANC established its armed wing, uMkhonto weSizwe (Spear of the Nation, or MK), as a vehicle to wage the armed struggle. That same year, Chief Albert Luthuli, the president of the ANC, sent Vice President Oliver Tambo abroad.
Spear of the Nation: The Legacy of South Africa’s uMkhonto weSizwe
WEBMay 16, 2024 · The apartheid-era armed wing of the country’s ruling African National Congress, uMkhonto weSizwe, is very different from a new political party that’s sprung up with the same name.
History of Umkhonto we Sizwe - The O'Malley Archives - Nelson …
WEBApr 6, 2011 · The formation of Umkhonto we Sizwe by the ANC, SACP and fraternal organisations is announced by a series of bomb blasts against apartheid structures in Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth and Durban. 1962, January: Nelson Mandela leaves South Africa for military training. 1963, October to June:
WEBThis paper offers a critical analysis of the ANC’s armed struggle. The core argument advanced is that the turn to armed struggle marked a strategic turn away from the masses, which was born out of a historical failure to organise and mobilise around the actual and potential militancy of the working/poor masses.