Call to the Nation from the ANC National Executive Committee sent in the wake of an attack by the South African government against Botswana, Zimababwe and Zambia. Calls for a greater offensive to be launched, including mass resistance and an intensified armed struggle.
Archive record
ANC call to the nation: from ungovernability
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- 26 Jun 2019

South African History Online. (2016, February 22). ANC call to the nation: from ungovernability . South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0117954
South African History Online (2016) 'ANC call to the nation: from ungovernability ', South African History Online, 22 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0117954 (Accessed: 15 August 2026).
South African History Online, ANC call to the nation: from ungovernability [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0117954, (accessed 15 August 2026).
"ANC call to the nation: from ungovernability ." South African History Online, 22 Feb. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0117954. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "ANC call to the nation: from ungovernability ." South African History Online. February 22, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0117954.
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