uMkhonto weSizwe - Wikipedia
WEBAfter warning the South African government in June 1961 of its intent to increase resistance if the government did not take steps toward constitutional reform and increase political rights, uMkhonto weSizwe launched its first attacks against government installations on 16 December 1961.
uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Timeline 1961-1990 - South African …
WEBThe attacks took place in May 1979 and December 1981. 17 August, Ruth First is killed in a parcel bomb, sent by the South African security police, at the University of Maputo, Mozambique. 9 December, South African forces raid houses in Maseru, killing thirty members of the ANC and seven women and children caught in the crossfire.
List of uMkhonto weSizwe Operations - South African History …
WEBDec 8, 2014 · According to the South African Institute of Race Relations (SAIRR), between January and October 1981 there were at least 40 ANC guerilla attacks in urban areas; there were 17 between July 1979 and June 1980. 1981 Skirmish with SAP: house in Chiawelo - One MK member killed; possible SAP casualties.
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.
Church Street, Pretoria bombing - Wikipedia
WEBThe Church Street bombing was a car bomb attack on 20 May 1983 in the South African capital Pretoria by uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), the paramilitary wing of the African National Congress. The bombing killed 19 people, including the two perpetrators, and wounded 217.
Why Nelson Mandela Was on Terror Watch Lists Until 2008 | TIME
WEBJul 18, 2018 · As the ANC went underground, Mandela became the head of the military wing of the African National Congress, Umkhonto we Sizwe (Spear of the Nation), also known as MK. In 1964, he was...
uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) | South African History Online
WEBThe most significant catalyst that led to the taking up of arms was the Sharpeville Massacre on 21 March 1960, where the government violently crushed a peaceful anti-pass demonstration organised by the Pan African Congress. This demonstration lead to the deaths of 69 people, with 186 wounded.
South Africa’s ‘Red Pimpernel’ recalls armed struggle
WEBDec 16, 2011 · He was one of the activists from the African National Congress' armed wing Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK), formed in 1961 to carry out attacks against government installations.
Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) operations report - The O'Malley …
WEBSome of these attacks have been carried out by cadres of the peoples army, Umkhonto we Sizwe, inspired by anger at the regimes campaign of terror against the oppressed and democratic forces, both within and outside South Africa.
The Turn to Sabotage by The Congress Movement in South Africa
WEBOct 3, 2019 · Why did leaders of the Congress movement in South Africa abandon their exclusive reliance on non-violent means in the struggle against apartheid, form an armed unit (Umkhonto we Sizwe), and launch a campaign of spectacular sabotage bombings of symbols of apartheid in 1961?
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