Oliver Tambo, born on this day in 1917, was a South African anti-apartheid politician and revolutionary who served as President of the African National Congress (ANC) from 1967 to 1991.

In 1943, Tambo, along with Nelson Mandela and Walter Sisulu, founded the ANC Youth League, with Tambo becoming its first National Secretary and a member of the National Executive in 1948. The Youth League proposed a change in the tactics of the anti-apartheid movement, advocating boycotts, civil disobedience, strikes, and non-collaboration.

In 1960, Tambo fled South Africa due to political persecution, living in exile in north London for thirty years. From London, he supported and helped organize the ANC in the fight against apartheid from a distance. On December 13th, 1990, Tambo returned to South Africa and was elected National Chairperson of the ANC.

Oliver Tambo South Africa History Online

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  • Teekeeus [comrade/them]
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    8 months ago

    The contrast between the very real and terrible current events in the levant and the lame and fake "xinjiang ethnic cleansing" narrative is really something

    Lots and lots of very real evidence of actual atrocities vs "they're FORCING them to celebrate their traditions/festivals" or literally "race mixing is genocide" (china watchers 🤝 falungong)

    • o_d [he/him]@lemmygrad.ml
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      8 months ago

      I mentioned this to some friends and it actually seemed to get through. The idea that authoritarian China is horribly oppressing its people, but they're somehow unable to have their voices heard in our terminally online society is completely absurd.

    • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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      8 months ago

      Ayuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuup.

      Xinjiang evidence? Vague allegations, satellite pictures of construction sites with no context, some anti-communist christian freak, and really sketchy pictures of people sitting in a chair, again without context.

      Gaza? Literal live video.

      Libs? CCP BAD GAZA FAKE NEWS!

      I guess a lot of libs have come around as they couldn't ignore the deluge of horror forever, but gd.