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InterviewsInterview with Oliver Tambo by Noticias, 05 August 1983
"Umkhonto we Sizwe - Born of the People": Statement of the National Executive Comittee of the ANC on the 25th Anniversary of the Formation of Umkhonto we Sizwe by O. R. Tambo, 16 December 1986
This day 25 years ago bomb blasts in several main centres rocked South Africa. Thus was born Umkhonto we Sizwe, the People's Army of…
Statement by Oliver Tambo at the Funeral of Moses Mbheki Mabhida, 29 March 1986, Maputo
We have gathered here today to bid farewell to a warrior. We have converged from all corners of the globe to pay homage to a revolutionary…
Speech by Oliver Tambo on behalf of the Liberation Movements, at the twenty-third session of the assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organisation of African Unity, 27 July 1987, Addis Ababa
Mr. Chairman,Your Excellencies, Distinguished Heads of State and Government,Esteemed delegates,Comrades, ladies and gentlemen,On behalf of…
Message by Oliver Tambo to Frelimo Central Committee on the death of Samora Machel, 22 October 1986
The tragedy that has befallen the people of Mozambique is without parallel in the history of the independent Africa. It is a tragedy that…
Message to Frelimo Central Committee on the Death of Samora Machel by O. R. Tambo, 22 October 1986
The tragedy that has befallen the people of Mozambique is without parallel in the history of the independent Africa. It is a tragedy…
Newspaper clippingsGorbachev Tambo meet from Saldru Archive
Newspaper clippingsMandela 'Only hope to control youths' from Saldru Archive
Nelson Mandela is probably the only recognised leader of SA's black community capable of instilling some discipline into the kids in the…
Azania? No, Malundi from Saldru Archive
His Life and Legacy - Oliver Tambo
Oliver Reginald Tambo, leader of the African National Congress in exile for thirty years, died on 23 April 1993. Yet his legacy lives on…
Black Politics 1993 E
Black Politics1990 M
Black Politics 1990 A
Message to the Seventh Congress of the South African Communist Party by O. R. Tambo, April 1989
Comrade Joe Slovo, General Secretary of the South African Communist Party, Comrade Dan Tloome, Chairman of the South African Communist…
”Racial problems in South Africa”, Speech by Oliver Tambo at the second Pan-African Youth Seminar Dar Es Salaam, 5 August 1961
Pamphlet published by World Assembly of Youth Racial problems in South Africa There is unquestionably much which could be said on the…
ArticleThe British Anti-Apartheid Movement: 30 Years Of Boycotting by Mike Terry
Interview with Oliver Tambo by Zimbabwe Television (ZTV), 05 August 1983, Harare
South Africa is trying to turn Frontline States like Zimbabwe into police stations guarding its borders, the President of the ANC, Comrade…
Capture the Citadel. Broadcast to South Africa on the eighth Anniversary of the Formation of Umkhonto we Sizwe by O. R. Tambo, 16 December 1969
Comrades-in-arms and fellow fighters in the struggle for freedom: On December 16, 1961, a national army - Umkhonto we Sizwe - was born…
“Peoples of the world united against apartheid, for a democratic South Africa”, Closing speech by Oliver Tambo at the ANC conference, Arusha, 4 December
Peoples of the world united against apartheid, for a democratic South Africa The time has come for all of us to leave this friendly city…
Theses and DissertationsConscripts to their age: African National Congress operational strategy, 1976-1986 by Howard Barrell
Introduction Acknowledgements CHAPTER 1 - Old Battle-Cries and Borrowed Language CHAPTER 2 - You only win once CHAPTER 3 -…
Victory is Within our Grasp: Statement at the World Conference on Sanctions against Racist South Africa by O. R. Tambo, UNESCO House, Paris, 16 June 1986
Mr. President, Your Excellency Mr. Perez de Cuellar, Secretary-General of the United Nations, Your Excellency President Abdou Diouf…
’Appeal for action to stop repression and Trials in South Africa’, Statement at the meeting of the Special Political Committee of the General Assembly, New York, 8 October 1963
Appeal for action to stop repression and Trials in South Africa by Oliver Tambo I wish to express my deep gratitude for the privilege…
Statement by the African National Congress of South Africa on the invasion of Angola by South African troops (image of original)
Statement by the ANC on the invasion of Angola by South Africa. Signed by Oliver Tambo.
Message by Oliver Tambo to the Prime Minister of Lesotho, Dr. Leabua Jonathan, 13 December 1982
At this hour of grief for both our peoples, who are further united by the blood we have both shed, we extend our deep-felt condolences to…
Oliver Tambo, Apartheid and the International Community edited by E.S. Reddy
O. R. Tambo Speeches, Articles and Letters edited by E. S. Reddy
ArchiveSpeech by Pallo Jordan on the Occasion of the 3rd Annual Oliver Reginald Tambo Memorial Lecture, University of Fort Hare, 5 October 2017
Gorbachev Tambo meet, 5 November 1986
Statement by Oliver Tambo at the International Conference in solidarity with the frontline states and Lesotho, Lisbon, 25 March 1983
We are gathered here in Lisbon, representatives of governments, non-governmental organisations and liberation movements, because there…
Oliver Tambo, 1 October 1987 - Reproduced in Oliver Tambo and the Struggle against Apartheid, edited by E. S. Reddy
In many colonial and social revolutions, the leaders of the people had to go into exile to guide the resistance or were imprisoned or…
Appeal by Oliver Tambo to the people of the world on the 75th anniversary of the African National Congress, 08 January 1987
On January 8, 1987, we observed the 75th anniversary of our movement, the African National Congress. This historic anniversary has come at…
Speech by Oliver Tambo at the World Conference on Sanctions Against Racist South Africa: Victory is within our grasp, 16 June 1986, Unesco House, Paris
Mr. President, Your Excellency Mr. Perez de Cuellar, Secretary-General of the United Nations, Your Excellency President Abdou Diouf,…
Press statement by Oliver Tambo in Moscow, 06 November 1986
We are currently in Moscow as a delegation of the African National Congress which is here to hold discussions with the leadership of the…
Speech by Oliver Tambo on the occasion of the award of an honorary Doctorate to Nelson Mandela by the Karl Marx University of the German Democratic Republic, 11 November 1987, Leipzig
Comrade Professor Doctor Rathmann, esteemed rector of Karl Marx University, Members of the Central Committee of the Socialist Unity Party…
Message by Oliver Tambo to the Global Preparatory Meeting of Parliamentarians against apartheid, 17-18 August 1987, New Delhi
The Honble Prime Minister, Distinguished Delegates, It is a great honour for me to extend warm greetings to this timely conference of…
Statement by Oliver Tambo on the tenth anniversary of the Soweto uprising, 16 June 1986
On June 16, 1976, as we all know, the children of Soweto, Mamelodi, Gugulethu and other areas rose united in response to a massacre…
Statement by Olive Tambo at the freedom rally organised by the Irish Anti-Apartheid Movement, 26 January 1979, Dublin
Dear Friends and Comrades, We bring you greetings on behalf of the African National Congress, the cadres of Umkhonto we Sizwe (Spear of…
Statement by Oliver Tambo to the Press, 16 November 1984, Addis Ababa
The delegation of the African National Congress is very happy to have participated in the 20th Summit meeting of the OAU which in our view,…
Statement by Oliver Tambo at May day rally, 01 May 1987, Stockholm
It is a great honour for the ANC and for me, personally, to have been invited to participate with the Swedish labour movement and people in…
Statement by Oliver Tambo on the occasion of the eighth anniversary of the Triumph of the Sandinista Revolution, 01 July 1987, Managua
Comrade Daniel Ortega, President of the Republic of Nicaragua and Coordinator of the Executive Commission of the National Directorate of…
Statement by Oliver Tambo accepting the Simon Bolivar award on behalf of Nelson Mandela, 24 July 1983, Caracas, Venezuela
The time comes in the life of all oppressed peoples that some among them should, as rebels, lay down their lives to affirm the very…
Statement by Oliver Tambo on 16 June 1984
The month of June, like no other month, carries a galaxy of dates each of which records and bears witness to the heroic content of our…
Address by President Jacob Zuma during the commissioning of the OR Tambo school of Leadership, 26 March 2010, Kaweweta, Uganda
Your Excellency, the President of the Republic of Uganda, Ugandan and South African Ministries of Defence and Public Works, Honourable…
On the 20th Anniversary of the passing of Comrade Oliver Reginald Tambo, 24 April 2013
The African National Congress joins the nation in commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the passing of Comrade Oliver Reginald Tambo, a…
Oliver Tambo, Southern Africa, South Africa and the ANC replies to questions by Sechaba, 01 April 1968
Question: Mr. Tambo, you have just completed a tour of some African countries; what was the aim of this tour and what are its results? …
Interview with Oliver Tambo by Le Monde, Addis Ababa, 08 June 1983
[Addis Ababa - "Each time one of us dies, thousands of others say they will have to ensure that the death was not in vain". A few hours…
Tribute to President Reginald Oliver Tambo by ANC Treasurer General Dr Mathews Phosa on the occassion of the OR Tambo Lecture, 27 October 2011, Kimberly, Northern Cape Province
Programme Director Leadership of the Organisation of Cde. Oliver Tambo and the Alliance Business Community Comrades Patriots …
Address by Oliver Tambo on receiving the Degree of Doctor of Laws Honoris Causa from the Jawaharlal Nehru University, 09 May 1986, New Delhi
Today, I stand before this august and eminent assembly to receive an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws. The question I have pondered…
Statement by Oliver Tambo to the ordinary Congress of the Socialist International, 20 June 1989, Stockholm
(Extract) The special conference on southern Africa, convened by the Socialist International in Harare earlier this year, took place…
Statement by Oliver Tambo at lunch hosted by the Foreign Minister of Venezuela, 13 July 1987, Caracas
We wish to express our sincere appreciation to the Government of Venezuela for receiving the delegation of the African National Congress…