Adelaide Tambo
Adelaide Frances Tambo , née Tshukudu, (born July 18, 1929 in Vereeniging , † January 31, 2007 in Johannesburg ), also known as Ma Tambo , was a South African politician and civil rights activist .
Life
Adelaide Tambo was the daughter of an evangelical preacher. She first came into conscious contact with the effects of apartheid at the age of ten when her grandfather collapsed in a riot and was derogatoryly called Boy by a police officer .
She completed her training as a nurse and midwife in what is now Gauteng Province . When she was fourteen she started working as a courier for the African National Congress (ANC). In 1947 she joined the ANC Youth League (ANC youth organization). She was elected to represent the township of George Goch and from there she was responsible for expanding youth work in the Transvaal . In 1956 she met Oliver Tambo , who was then Secretary General of the ANC, and married him in December of that year; with him she had a son and two daughters.
After the Sharpeville massacre in 1960, Adelaide Tambo went into exile in London to participate in international resistance work against the apartheid regime. She was a co-founder of the Afro-Asian Solidarity Movement and the Pan-African Women's Organization (PAWO). After the end of apartheid, she returned to her native South Africa in 1994, the same year she was elected treasurer of the ANC Women's League and in the 1994 elections to the National Assembly. She was a member of parliament until 1999. She died on January 31, 2007 at the age of 77 in Johannesburg, the cause of death has not been determined.
Awards
- Oliver Tambo / Johnny Makatini Freedom Prize , awarded in 1995
- Order of Simon of Cyrene , the highest decoration of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa , awarded in 1997
- Noel Foundation Life Award
- Order of the Baobab in Gold, awarded in 2002
- State funeral on February 10, 2007
Web links
- Presentation of Tambo (English) for the award of the Order of the Baobab
- Obituary in The Independent dated February 2, 2007
- CV at South African History Online (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Adelaide Tambo . In: Academic dictionaries and encyclopedias . ( deacademic.com [accessed December 4, 2018]).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tambo, Adelaide |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tambo, Adelaide Frances (full name); Tambo, Ma; Tshukudu, Adelaide (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South African politician and civil rights activist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 18, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vereeniging |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 31, 2007 |
| Place of death | Johannesburg |