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… (PAC). Finally, armed attacks by Umkhonto we Sizwe’s (MK) June 16 Detachment between 1976 and 1981 are deemed to … The Silverton Siege in January 1980 was carried out by MK cadres who came from Diepkloof in Soweto. The rocket …

… South African Communist Party(SACP) and Umkhonto we Sizwe(MK). They were also alternately charged with endangering, in … James), “The honour to serve: memories of the June 16 MK Detachment,” ANC Official Site. …

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

… struggle in South Africa. 6 November, Great March led by MK Gandhi includes 127 women, 57 children and 2037 men 9 …

… South Africa. The Indian community was encouraged by MK Gandhi to show loyalty to Britain if they wished to …

… Tamil girl. November 6 , At 6:30am Mohandas Karamchand (MK) Gandhi leads Great March, including 127 women, 57 … of Communism Act and found guilty of harbouring members of MK, she is sentenced to fifteen years imprisonment. Frances … Lindiwe Sisulu is detained. After her release she joins MK and works underground. She undergoes military training and …

… South Africa. Joe Modise , the head of uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), the ANC’s military wing, requested the assistance of the … In May 1990 Chris Hani, chief of the General Staff of MK, asked the Cubans to help train officers for the … In response to all these requests, Cuba delivered arms to MK throughout the period from 1987 to 1989. The ANC …

… are involved in the establishing of uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) , the Spear of the Nation. 1962 Thabo Mbeki with his … -Tshabalala . 1963 Govan Mbeki and other members of MK’s high command are arrested in a police raid on …

… such as the Africa National Congress (ANC), Mkhonto Sizwe (MK), and the help from white activists groups like the … most effective ways. Joe took over the operations of the MK forces, supervising the development and training of the …

… drove the youth into exile where some joined the ANC and MK for military training. …

… South Africa. The Indian community was encouraged by MK Gandhi to show loyalty to Britain if they wished to …

… Army (APLA), the successor to Poqo, just like the MK, was also active in exile although for the greater part of …

… National Congres s (ANC)’s armed wing uMkhonto weSizwe (MK).  The ban on the PAC came within a year of the party’s … against whites. More significantly though, Poqo unlike MK and the African Resistance Movement (ARM) directed its …

… struggle in South Africa. 6 November, Great March led by MK Gandhi includes 127 women, 57 children and 2037 men 18 …

… was abandoned and Umkhonto we Sizwe (Spear of the Nation, MK) was formed through the agency of Walter Sisulu and Nelson … Regional Commands, Local Commands and cells. 16 December, MK was officially launched on the anniversary of Blood River. …

… IFP, SDUs were armed by 7 underground Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) operatives.    Most accounts of the Boipatong massacre …

… to Charterists in key centres across South Africa by MK Malefane – an associate of Mandela who claimed to be …

… as ANC-supporting; the 1979 hanging of uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) guerrilla Solomon Mahlangu and the centenary of the Zulu …

… armed wing, Umkhonto we Sizwe (“Spear of the Nation,” or MK) in December 1961, with Nelson Mandela as its Commander in …

… Party (NP), the ANC’s armed wing Umkhonto weSizwe (MK). Codesa 1 generated hope but also took place in a period … not have enough support and funding for Umkhonto weSizwe (MK) and a military campaign. [viii] Peace Accord ↵ In August … be disbanded. The ANC however was determined to retain MK and the self-defence units. [li] Growing tensions mounted …

… (SABC). [xxi] The continued existence of Umkhonto weSizwe (MK) once again threatened to stall the process. Gerrit … if the ANC maintained its armed wing. The NP argued that MK was a “private army” that should be disbanded and its arms … the security forces. The ANC rejected this, stating that MK would only be disbanded once an interim government had …

… have helped to turn the world into the place it is today. MK Gandhi Gandhi is possibly the most internationally … CAPS document; SAHO will continue to develop content on MK Gandhi. Indira Gandhi Indira Gandhi. Source: …

… armed wing, Umkhonto we Sizwe ("Spear of the Nation," or MK) in December 1961, with Nelson Mandela as its Commander in …

… Committee, leading activists of the Party, including MK cadres who experienced armed confrontation in Zimbabwe in …

… is abandoned and Umkhonto we Sizwe (Spear of the Nation, MK) is formed through the agency of Sisulu and Mandela, who … prove that the party was in fact a meeting. 16 December, MK is launched on the anniversary of Blood River. The …

… violence. When, during the ten-day talks, uMkonto weSizwe (MK) planted a bomb in central Johannesburg, the issue took on added significance. Mbeki set out the ANC and MK’s policy on the armed struggle, and impressed the …

… is bombed. 1983 20 February, Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) cadres try to set the Pelindaba Nuclear Research station …

… Rest is declared a national monument. 28 July, Two MK cadres are killed in a skirmish with the South African …

… Army (APLA), the successor to Poqo, just like the MK, was also active in exile although for the greater part of …