Remembering OR Tambo
The OR Tambo Maths, Science and Technology Academy in Emalahleni, Mpumalanga is one of the places named after Tambo.
This day in the history of South Africa marks the death of former president of the African National Congress (ANC), Oliver Reginald Tambo known as OR.
He died in a Johannesburg hospital on April 24, 1993 at the age of 75, after a long illness. He was born on October 27, 1917 at Nkantolo, Bizana in the Pondoland (now Eastern Cape).
Tambo, along with Nelson Mandela and Walter Sisulu, were the founding members of the ANC Youth League in 1943. He became its first national secretary and a member of the national executive in 1948. Tambo became the acting president of the ANC in 1967 following the death of Chief Albert Luthuli. He led the organisation until 1991.
Few places named after OR Tambo
: The OR Tambo International Airport in Gauteng
:OR Tambo Maths, Science and Technology Academy in Emalahleni, Mpumalanga
:Oliver Tambo Indoor Centre in Khayelitsha, Cape Town in the Western Cape
:Tambo Square Community Centre in Oliver Tambo Avenue, TamboVillage, Mannenberg, Cape Town in the Western Cape.
