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Who was Oliver Tambo

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Tambo was arrested on treason charges in 1956 but was released the following year. In 1958 he became ANC deputy president. After the Sharpeville massacre (March 21, 1960), the ANC was essentially outlawed when it was banned by the South African government
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Oliver Reginald Kaizana Tambo born in 27 October 1917 – and died in April 1993he was a South African anti-apartheid politician and activist who served as President of the African National Congress (ANC) from 1967 to 1991

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