Oliver Tambo Flashcards
1
Q
When was he born
A
26th October 1917
2
Q
When was he elected president of the ANC
A
1967-1991
3
Q
Where was he born
A
Transkei
4
Q
Who did he join in 1952
A
Nelson Mandela to practice law
5
Q
When was he first arrested
A
1956 FOR TREASON BUT IN 1958 HE BECAME DEPUTY PRESIDENT FOR ANC
6
Q
When did he leave South Africa and to do what
A
After sharp ill in 1960, to set up the organisation headquarters in foreign after it was banned. Went in exile for more thane than thirty years
7
Q
When did he become acting president
A
1967, upon luthuli’s death
8
Q
When did he return
A
December 1990
9
Q
Why did he yield his presidency and what honanrt post did he take
A
He suffered from a stroke , and took the national chairman of the ANC
