Umkhonto we Sizwe
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Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) (Spear of the Nation) was the military wing of the
African National Congress (ANC). Founded
December 16,
1961, by the ANC and SACP as the answer to the political, social and economical oppression against blacks by the
South African Apartheid regime. The MK carried out numerous bombings of military, industrial, civilian and infrastructural sites. Notable among these is the
January 8,
1982 (to coincide with the 70th anniversary of the formation of the ANC), attack on the Koeberg nuclear power plant in
Cape Town. Umkhonto we Sizwe was officially disbanded on
August 1,
1990.
See also: ANC, Apartheid, History of South Africa
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