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… I am sure that for most people in this region and beyond, memories of Cde Mini include the fact that he was a singer … the liberation movement in our country, and the ANC and MK in particular. The execution was one of the most serious … in defence of our people, our future and our freedom." All MK cadres were inspired and guided by this heroic and …

… the entire family to live together, and Nkoli’s childhood memories include moments of hiding from the police with his …

… (1966-2012), Nanima’s Chest (1981), A Treasure Trove of Memories (1996), her semi-autobiography, History of Muslims …

… of Oxford Bottoman, Wonga Welile Private -former MK Cadre Bridger, Emily University of Exeter Calisto Samuel …   Mangash, Patrick University of Fort Hare Manong, Stanley MK Maringira, Godfrey University of the Western Cape Marx, …

… (SACP) members set up the armed wing, Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) at a meeting between the organisations in Durban. There … was set up with Mandela the first commander in chief. MK made its first appearance with explosions in Johannesburg, … The National Committee of Liberation (NCL) and the MK carry out a joint operation to blow up a power pylon (to …

… to join the ANC and undergo military training under MK. 1970 Prices begin to rise sharply, making it even more … a statement on the tenth anniversary of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) calling on South Africans to rededicate themselves to the … Executive Committee meeting discusses plans to re-launch MK. 11 December, Alfred Nzo makes a statement, on behalf of …

… and fortunately satisfied the judge when the Umkhonto (MK) leadership was brought to trial in 1963/4. In general the … or was mollified by the decision to keep the ANC and MK separate. The ANC, SAIC and COD endorsed this decision at … the technical personnel. The launch of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) formally took place on 16 December. It was an event in …

… into exile joined guerrilla armies (i.e. Umkhonto we Sizwe/MK). A relatively smaller group followed other professions. … or specialised skills). These worked at all levels of the MK movement. There were also women like Agnes Msimang, Sabi … of national consciousness. According to Ruth Mompati (an MK cadre), it was “very difficult in exile to be completely a …

… on the repressive racist Apartheid regime. * The MK mobilises mass popular support: Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) was the active military wing of the African National … urban guerrilla warfare , which included human targets. MK was not a military threat to the Apartheid regime, but was …

… you have not liked us. But I cherish the hope that, as our memories grow mellower, and the nobler features of our …

… Sterkstroom called by anti-apartheid activists. The first MK cadres to be hanged The first uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) cadres to be hanged for MK operations included Vuyisile Mini , a trade union …

… his first degree, Mbeki planned to join uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) and he sought permission to do so, but this plan was … Emmerson Mnangagwa, in Salisbury. The meeting resulted in MK being allowed to move ammunition and cadres through …

… through the pages of some of your works, many fond and sad memories flashed through my mind. Memories of the peasant and difficult times that we spent … captured in these brief but instructive accounts. memories of the privation they suffered and the heroism they …

… ASA almost coincided with the launch of uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) , the military wing of the ANC, which announced its … a general feeling that ASA students were different from MK recruits as they were always isolated, while MK recruits were normally in large groups in camps.   …

… Swaziland. These swelled the ranks of uMkhonto we Sizwe  (MK) and the Pan Africanist Congress’s  Azanian People’s Liberation Army (APLA). Many who joined MK were sent into training camps in Angola and Mozambique, … They returned in the later 1970s as trained cadres of MK’s June 16 Detachment. The increased number of bombings in …

… which called for the training of uMkhonto we Sizwe  (MK) cadres on African soil – by 1963 a camp was set up in … marking the first time that the Soviets assisted MK. The question of using ships to land supplies in South … and spent a year in Moscow. He would later become the MK Chief of Staff and the General-Secretary of the SACP. One …

… then joined the ANC ’s military wing, uMkhonto we-Sizwe (MK) , in Angola [11] . He was smuggled back into the country …

… law) and later the Sabotage Act, specifically aimed at MK and Poqo, which had gone underground by now. On June 16, … and the ANC encountered many obstacles in establishing MK bases in independent African countries in the 1960s. This …

… a statement on the tenth anniversary of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) calling on South Africans to rededicate themselves to the … Executive Committee meeting discusses plans to re-launch MK.   1976 24 May, Soweto pupils reject the Orland Diepkloof … Mbeki. 15 June, Solomon Mahlangu and Monty Motlaung, two MK cadres are arrested in Goch Street, in Johannesburg. 22-26 …

… violence and attacks – particularly uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC) – … 1961 the PAC and ANC launched their armed wings, Poqo and MK respectively, to commence the armed struggle. In the MK manifesto of December 1961, the ANC made reference to the …

… Manzini, Swaziland Patrick Makau, and his child (9) ANC/MK Bomb attack on 2 houses. 1981 1 August Harare, Zimbabwe …   October Vlakplaas Peter Dlamini Vuyani Mavuso ANC ANC/MK Dlamini handed himself over to C-10, Mavuso was captured … Lesotho Unnamed person   car bomb meant for Chris Hani (MK)   17 August Maputo, Mozambique Ruth First ANC, academic, …

… increase in attacks launched by the ANC through its armed MK inside South Africa. Conversely, the government responded … Vula (Open), aimed at facilitating the infiltration of MK guerrillas and smuggling arms into South Africa to … adoption of the Freedom Charter in 1955. 25 January, Three MK cadres, on their way to carry out a sabotage mission, take …

… following police allegations of an uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) plot, code-named Operation Vula , to seize power if …

… closely with SACP, jointly set up uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK). Several members of the ANC, SACP and PAC skipped the … in Durban and decide to launch Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK), a military wing separate from the ANC, but jointly led … Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo. 16 December, Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK, ‘The spear of the nation’), the armed wing of the ANC, …

… ways and values of a time and place that still resides in memories and hearts and, which people yearn to collectively … ways and values of a time and place that still resides in memories and hearts and, which people yearn to collectively …

… including sabotage, in the case of uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) and the African Resistance Movement (ARM), and attacks on …

… was ‘greatly impressed’ by the ‘fine body of men’ of the ‘MK contingent’ he had met. His main political task was a …

… of ANC leaders abroad, they also openly supported the MK (the ANC's military wing) and their sabotage missions. …