ANC mounts a sabotage attack on fuel depot in Ermelo

Updated: 30 Sep 2019

The eighties in South Africa heralded a time of increased resistance against the Apartheid regime. The liberation movements had increased its military actions against the Apartheid regime, as the regime increasingly became more brutal in its suppression of critics, protesters and conscious objectors. The number of acts of sabotage carried out by the African National Congress (ANC) during 1984 is set at 44 as cited in the ANC's submission to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Most of these acts caused little disruption or economic damage, but they were invaluable in terms of boosting morale and ultimately forced the Apartheid State to the bargaining table.

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01Further submissions and responses by the African National Congress to questions raised by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission,[ online], available at: justice.gov.za [accessed on 28 February 2010]
02The ANC and Allied Organisations: Overview of the ANC and Allied Amnesty Applications: 1960-1994 [online], available at: info.gov.za [accessed on 28 February 2010]
03The Internal Development of the Armed Struggle, [ online], available at: upetd.up.ac.za [accessed on 28 February 2010]

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). ANC mounts a sabotage attack on fuel depot in Ermelo. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012539

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South African History Online. "ANC mounts a sabotage attack on fuel depot in Ermelo." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012539.