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… Violence erupted when Poqo members from Mbekweni, Paarl, met and resolved to attack … of them. The final death toll was seven, including five Poqo members: Godfrey Yekiso, Madodana Camagu, John Magigo …

… and later the Sabotage Act, specifically aimed at MK and Poqo, which had gone underground by now. On June 16, 1976 , …

… in 1961 the PAC and ANC launched their armed wings, Poqo and MK respectively, to commence the armed struggle. In … aimed at the two underground movements, MK and Poqo. The 1970s saw the emergence of the Black Consciousness …

… imprisonment for being members of the illegal organisation Poqo, armed wing of the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) and …

… in history search archive Two years after the formation of Poqo and a year after the formation of Mkhonto we Sizwe (MK), …

… of more than half a dozen assassination attempts by POQO operatives. After the South African Parliament had …

… and the African National Congress (ANC), which were called Poqo and uMKhonto weSizwe (MK) members respectively. …

… armed struggle, marked by attacks by Umkhonto we Sizwe and POQO, military wings of the ANC and PAC respectively. …

… We Sizwe with the African National Congress (ANC) and Poqo with the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) , both banned …

… We Sizwe with the African National Congress (ANC) and Poqo with the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC), both banned …

… "The Pan Africanist Congress: Positive action and the Poqo uprising", in Christopher R. Hill and Peter Warwick, eds … Lodge, Tom ( 1978), "'Izwe-Lethu' (The Land is Ours): Poqo and the politics of despair", in Anne V. Akeroyd and …

… following the Sharpeville massacre and the initial MK and Poqo operations that established armed struggle as an option …

… before this. In the early 1960s, the PAC's armed wing, Poqo, launched several attempts to assassinate Matanzima, all of which failed. But Poqo succeeded in killing one of Matanzima's advisors in …

… of what apartheid authorities referred to as the "PAC-Poqo menace", they panicked. The police and army were …

… the ANC and PAC and the formation of Umkhonto weSizwe and Poqo The government responded to the 1960 anti-pass protests … in June 1964. The PAC formed an armed wing called Poqo . They are less well-known today but also played an … Azanian People's Liberation Army (APLA), the successor to Poqo , was also active in exile. However, the ANC's MK grew …

… questions of violence and historiography in relation to a Poqo uprising in the town of Paarl, South Africa, in 1962.  …

… the extent where it can displace The Spear [Umkhonto] or Poqo from their positions as being the revolutionary arms of … other possible parties apart from NCL. These are Spear, Poqo, and Apdusa. From events known here and at home it seems …

… course. Much as we admire the valour and militancy of the POQO rank and file, we cannot encourage them in their wrong … elements. In the light of this, we advise the Poqo groups against embarking on adventurous and futile acts …

… Prosecuting Authority (NPA) exhumed the bodies of six Poqo members who were hanged, and they were reburied at the …

… its Commander in Chief. The PAC's military equivalent was Poqo (“Pure” or “Alone”) , formed in February 1960 by Robert …

… Anti-Indian Legislation: The Sabotage Bill is tabled. Poqo uprisings in the Cape result in vicious killings, … as well as for membership of banned organisation such as Poqo and the ANC. Forty death sentences are imposed in … Detailed information on the nature and activities of the Poqo organisation is obtained. It is equated with the PAC.  …

… its Commander in Chief. The PAC's military equivalent was Poqo ("Pure" or "Alone") , formed in February 1960 by Robert …

… 1963 hundreds of members of the armed wing of the PAC, Poqo , were held in prison after the state refused to grant … for the fund to accept – in 1963 the PAC’s armed wing, Poqo, mounted several attacks: against white holiday makers …

… Ndlovu, head of the Pan African Congress ' armed wing Poqo , to discuss possible co-operation with the MK. 2 …

… life in it operations. Despite predating the formation of Poqo and  uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), the NCL did not announce …

… to arrest Khaya, who was suspected of being involved with Poqo , the armed wing of the PAC. The police took both …