Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
… Umkhonto we Sizwe (the Spear of the Nation, also known as MK) as the military wing of the ANC. Nelson Mandela, second … met their demands with force. The decision to form MK, however, was not made by the ANC alone, but by a small … Coloured Peoples Congress (SACPO). Mandela was appointed MK's first Commander-in-Chief. The decision to form MK was …