Comment Comment by SideburnsOfDoom > Mandela was a symbol of non-peaceful resistanceYes, and:"Umkhonto we Sizwe (translated as "Spear of the Nation") was the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC), co-founded by Nelson Mandela, fought against the South African government....http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umkhonto_we_SizweIndeed, let's not allow anyone to sanitise history. It's a fact that Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher and PW Botha all called him a terrorist. parent SideburnsOfDoom 13 years ago
Yes, and:
"Umkhonto we Sizwe (translated as "Spear of the Nation") was the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC), co-founded by Nelson Mandela, fought against the South African government....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umkhonto_we_Sizwe
Indeed, let's not allow anyone to sanitise history. It's a fact that Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher and PW Botha all called him a terrorist.