Umkhonto we Sizwe
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Literally: "Spear of the Nation". Perhaps more commonly known as 'MK'. The military wing of the African National Congress (ANC), founded in 1961 to engage in what became known as the Armed struggle.
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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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