Biography of oliver tambo

South African anti-apartheid activist and politician (1917–1993)

"OR Tambo" redirects here. For other uses, see OR Tambo (disambiguation).

Oliver Reginald Kaizana Tambo (27 October 1917 – 24 April 1993) was a South African anti-apartheidpolitician and activist who served as President of the African National Congress (ANC) from 1967 to 1991.

Biography

Childhood

Oliver Tambo was born on 27 October 1917 in the village of Nkantolo in Bizana; eastern Pondoland in what is now the Eastern Cape. Most of the people in the village were farmers.

An exhibition celebrating the life and times - Apartheid Museum

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 whom were literate. Oliver's mother, Mzimeni's third wife, was called Julia.

Education

Tambo graduated high school in 1938 as one of the top students. After this, Tambo was admitted to the University of Fort Hare but in 1940 he, along with several others Nelson Mandela QOCAG