MK

The popular name for Umkhonto we Sizwe ("Spea of the Nation"), the military wing of the African National Congress (ANC), founded in 1961 to engage in what became known as the Armed struggle.

See further:

African National Congress

Armed struggle

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umkhonto_we_Sizwe

http://www.sahistory.org.za/topic/umkhonto-wesizwe-mk

http://www.anc.org.za/themes.php?t=Umkhonto%20we%20Sizwe

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