Oliver Tambo

GPTKB entity

Statements (40)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:political_party
politician
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:African_National_Congress_Youth_League
gptkbp:awards Lenin Peace Prize
Order of the Baobab
gptkbp:birthDate 1917-10-27
gptkbp:birthPlace Johannesburg,_South_Africa
gptkbp:children gptkb:Dali_Tambo
gptkbp:contribution International support for anti-apartheid
gptkbp:deathDate 1993-04-24
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Fort_Hare
gptkbp:famousQuote "We must use time creatively."
"We are not yet free, we have to fight for our freedom."
"A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but its lowest ones."
"It is in your hands to make a better world for all who live in it."
"The struggle is my life."
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Oliver Tambo
gptkbp:image Oliver_Tambo.jpg
gptkbp:influence gptkb:Pan-Africanism
Global anti-colonial movements
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Desmond_Tutu
gptkb:Nelson_Mandela
gptkbp:involved Negotiations to end apartheid
Formation_of_the_ANC_Youth_League
Formation_of_the_ANC_in_1912
Establishment_of_the_ANC's_military_wing,_Umkhonto_we_Sizwe
gptkbp:knownFor Leadership in the anti-apartheid movement
gptkbp:legacy Symbol of resistance against apartheid
gptkbp:nationality Xhosa
South_African
gptkbp:occupation lawyer
political leader
gptkbp:placeOfDeath Johannesburg,_South_Africa
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:African_National_Congress
gptkbp:positionHeld President_of_the_African_National_Congress
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Heroes_Acre,_Johannesburg
gptkbp:role Exile leader
Negotiator_for_the_ANC
gptkbp:signature Oliver_Tambo_signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Aldred_Tambo