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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Gotta find something to do for Halloweekend and the clock is ticking. doesn't help that half of my friends were out of town for most of the month (though they're back now). gotta make some calls...
Some places have, like, designated trick-or-treat places in a park or a parking lot or something so kids can go to one place and do a bunch of trick-or-treating without having to wander all over and maybe pass a lot of empty houses. If you're keen you might be able to volunteer at something like that?
Alternately, get a creepy clown costume and stand on the side of isolated roads with a bunch of balloons. As a service to your community.
Or dress up as the Spectre of Communism and hand out copies of the manifesto in the town square.
on Halloween proper I'm going to the neighborhood parade already and helping my parents give out candy to the kiddies so that's somethin. for the weekend I'm looking for more of a Party Boy Vibe tho...