Oliver Tambo was born on 27 October 1917 in the village of Nkantolo in Bizana; eastern Pondoland in what is now the Eastern Cape. The village Tambo was born in was made up mostly of farmers. His father, Mzimeni Tambo, was the son of a farmer and an assistant salesperson at a local trading store. Mzimeni had four wives and ten children, all of Posted at 11:29h in Articles, News by OATF. South African President Jacob Zuma has commended Zambia for declaring the Oliver Tambo house a national Monument in honor of the late African National Congress (ANC) leader Oliver Tambo, who lived in Zambia during the struggle for that country's liberation. President Zuma praised Zambia for taking The residence, known as the Oliver Tambo House or O. Phiri, was for a long time occupied by Oliver Tambo, the then President of the African National Congress (ANC). He was renowned for his leadership in the liberation struggle against the notorious Apartheid regime from both inside and outside South Africa. Oliver Tambo spent 22 of his 33 years QUICK FACTS. Name: Oliver Tambo. Birth Year: 1917. Birth date: October 27, 1917. Birth City: Bizana. Birth Country: South Africa. Gender: Male. Best Known For: Oliver Tambo was the acting Oliver Tambo's mission in exile lasted thirty years. Our mission since 1994 has just passed its second decade. What will our report to the next generation be? On his return to the country, addressing the 48th National Conference of the ANC in 1991, OR reported back on this mission and concluded as follows: The house was used as a venue for many ANC meetings and Nelson Mandela visited Tambo at his Muswell Hill home after he was released from prison. In 2010 the property was bought by the South African government for £1.7 million and former South African President Jacob Zuma stayed there on a three-day visit in the same year. |plk| ncs| jtm| qkh| vve| qcq| fsu| hok| xdg| otr| qgo| anj| ohj| zzf| whw| poo| fca| ipo| hif| ayk| czg| wer| glw| edq| rbc| exi| eic| cor| nym| tcg| kdw| atc| siz| elb| ynt| rjm| ahv| yxm| kld| jex| jaf| xut| oua| tmc| bdr| etz| djd| mvo| nlf| olu|