Oliver Tambo Quotes


The land on which the cattle grazed was communal property. It was owned by no one. It was nobody's private farm. It was the common property of the people, shared by the people. So the practice of sharing was central to the concept of ownership of property.


Citations

Callinicos, Luli. Oliver Tambo: Beyond the Engeli Mountains. David Philip, 2004.

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Oliver Tambo
Oliver Tambo
  • Born: October 27, 1917
  • Died: April 24, 1993
  • Nationality: South African
  • Profession: Teacher Lawyer

Oliver Reginald Kaizana Tambo, also known as O. R. Tambo, was a South African anti-apartheid politician and revolutionary who served as President of the African National Congress (ANC) from 1967 to 1991.