Africa

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Statement by the ANC on the Invasion of Angola by South African Troops by O. R. Tambo, 31 October 1975

The recent invasion of Angola by South African troops is the most dangerous crisis faced by Africa since the United Stat...

Statement at the Ninth Extraordinary Session of the Council of Ministers of the Organisation of African Unity, Dar Es Salaam by O. R. Tambo, 7 – 10 April 1975

Mr. Chairman,  Your Excellency, Secretary General of the OAU,  Distinguished Ministers,  Fellow lea...

Presidential Address to the Extended Meeting of the National Executive Committee of the ANC by O. R. Tambo, April 1975

Events across the globe in the past twelve months have moved at a new speed, in some instances, a dazzling pace. The per...

Letter to the OAU Secretary-General, Mr. William Eteki Mboumoua by O. R. Tambo, 1974

Your Excellency, The leadership of the African National Congress of South Africa takes this opportunity again to congra...

Message on the Twentieth Anniversary of the Tanganyika African National Union by O. R. Tambo, July 1974

On behalf of the National Executive Committee and all members of the African National Congress of South Africa, I convey...

Message to the People of South Africa by O. R. Tambo, 26 June 1974

[Extracts] Good evening, fellow countrymen... On this, the eve of June 26th, South Africa Freedom Day, which we all ob...

Christmas and New Year Message by O. R. Tambo, Distributed Illegally in South Africa, December 1973

Brothers and Sisters! I send you warm greetings from the African National Congress on the occasion of Christmas and New...

Black Reaction to Apartheid, 1948-1973 - Address to the Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association by O. R. Tambo, Syracuse, New York, United States of America, 1973

Examination of the black reaction to apartheid during the period 1948-1973 is topical and should help us to understand w...

Prisoners of Apartheid - Statement at a Press Conference in Addis Ababa by O. R. Tambo, 11 July 1973

July 11, 1973, marked the passage of ten years since the leadership of the South African liberation movement was arreste...

Speech at Meeting to Commemorate South Africa Freedom Day and to Condemn the 600-year Alliance between Britain and Portugal by O. R. Tambo, London, 20 June 1973

We meet in the wake of great international gatherings concerned with the building of a future of peace, progress and fri...

Address given by Ronald First, brother of Ruth First and brother in law of Joe Slovo, on the occasion of the tribute paid to Ruth and Joe by the African National Congress, in the holding of a Torchlight ceremony on the 21st of October 2012, at the Johanne

This ceremony is of particular importance as it takes place in the 100th year since the ANC was founded AMANDLA AMANDLA...

Address by ANC Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa at Freedom Charter Forum, 29 September 2015, Pietermaritzburg City Hall

Comrades and compatriots, It is an honour and a privilege to participate in this Freedom Charter Forum organised by the...

Tribute to DR Nthatho Motlana by ANC President Jacob Zuma, 6 December 2008, University of The Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

Mrs Motlana and family, The President of the Republic of South Africa, Cde Kgalema Motlanthe, Former President Thabo M...

Second National Consultative Conference Communiqué, 25 June 1985

The Second National Consultative Conference of the ANC has taken place. It opened on June 16th, the ninth anniversary of...