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Originally Posted by Bustello
Didn't know that Mandela was a terrorist...
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The ANC was a terrorist organization.
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African National Congress (ANC)
The ANC was created in 1912 by disgruntled and oppressed blacks who sought equality with their fellow white citizens.After decades of meeting with little or no success through peaceful, political channels, growing numbers of ANC members undertook terrorist action against the white-dominated government.During this time, ANC terrorists, known as Spear of the Nation, trained in neighboring Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Mozambique.There members then embarked on a nationwide bombing campaign in conjunction with other actions.The result of this was the eventual imprisonment of ANC leader Nelson Mandela, and the violent reprisals of the government against its members.Mandela was recently released and his arrival back on the political scene contributed to the abolition of segregation and apartheid in South Africa.This process was facilitated by Mandela’s landslide victory in the April 1994 all-race elections.Spear of the Nation has all but ceased to exist and an estimated 13,000 of 25,000 former terrorists are currently undergoing training to ready them for integration into the new South African Defense Force (SADF).Of the remaining 12,000, some continue to war against opposing political parties while many have laid down their arms and returned to their homes. Nonetheless, warfare often erupts between the group and members of the Zulu-dominated Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP). The death toll attributed to this rivalry has exceeded 10,000.
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http://www.specialoperations.com/Ter...CGuide/A_F.htm
There's plenty more information out there if you want to look.
One man's "terrorist" is another man's "freedom fighter".
Mr Mephisto