Tambo Foundation

Continuing the Oliver and Adelaide Tambo Legacies

[Zikhona Valela @valavoosh]

The architect of mass action, Walter Sisulu was born on this day in 1912. Never kept a job because every time he found work, he mobilised workers to strike. He is credited for influencing the ANC's shift to a mass movement from the late 1940s onward.
📸: Popperfoto
📸: Jürgen Schadeberg

[History ZAR @HistorySAZAR]

Did you know? In 1938, Oliver Tambo and Joseph Mokoena broke academic barriers for Black students, with their high scores in Mathematics and Physical Science in the Transvaal being matched by only one White student that year. This prompted the government to probe their marks and ordered them to rewrite both subjects. Even after rewriting, both Tambo & Mokoena still topped the matric class of the year. Source: Beyond The Engeli Mountains by Luli Callinicos/SAHO.

[Tambo Foundation @TamboFoundation]

As we commemorate the 33rd anniversary of the passing of #ORTambo, watch the full "Oliver Tambo: Have You Heard From Johannesburg" documentary by Connie Field here:
https://t.co/AWM4o4HQTH

#OliverTambo
#TamboRemembered

[Tambo Foundation @TamboFoundation]

“The whole of Africa lost something when he died. #OliverTambo was in a class of his own. We have lost a truly great man."
- President Kenneth Kaunda

Today marks the 33rd anniversary of the passing of #ORTambo, who, after dedicating his life to the struggle for South Africa's liberation, passed away one year before the first democratic elections.

Clip: Oliver Tambo: Have You Heard From Johannesburg | Connie Field
#TamboRemembered

[Tambo Foundation @TamboFoundation]

“Let all of us who live say that while we live Oliver Tambo will not die. May he, for his part, rest in peace. Go well, my brother and farewell, dear friend.”
- President Nelson Mandela (1993)

On this, the 33rd anniversary of his passing, we remember the incredible legacy of #OliverTambo.

[Tambo Foundation @TamboFoundation]

#OnThisDay 66 years ago, apartheid police used live ammunition on peaceful, PAC protesters in #Sharpeville and #Langa, 69 people in Sharpeville and 2 people in Langa, and injuring over 200 people combined.

On this Human Rights Day, we remember the Sharpeville Massacre — a turning point that illuminated the brutal cost of oppression and the urgent demand for freedom, dignity, and justice for all.

#OliverTambo spoke of active action in the face of injustice, and the reality of that moment showed how state violence aimed to quell the cry for rights. The passage of time does not soften the pain, but it strengthens our resolve to safeguard human rights, advance equality, and honor those who stood up for justice.

Today, we recommit to building a future where the tragedies of the past propel us toward ensuring enduring human rights for all.

[Tambo Foundation @TamboFoundation]

“No struggle depends on one person — but there are exceptions to every rule. Comrade O.R. is that exception.” — Nelson Mandela on his close friend #ORTambo, 1991.

Honouring Oliver Reginald Tambo, 108 years on.

#HappyBirthdayORTambo #TamboMonth2025 #PanAfricanUnity #GlobalSolidarity #TamboRemembered

[Tambo Foundation @TamboFoundation]

“Tambo! Tambo!”

The world called his name — and he answered with unity, courage, and conviction.

Celebrating the life and legacy of Oliver Reginald Tambo.

#HappyBirthdayORTambo #TamboRemembered #TamboMonth2025 #PanAfricanUnity #GlobalSolidarity #TamboMonth

[National Research Foundation of South Africa @NRF_News]

ORTARChI is a pioneering collaborative research funding initiative, spearheaded by the NRF, in partnership with @dstigovza, the @TamboFoundation, and Canada’s @IDRC_CRDI

[Tambo Foundation @TamboFoundation]

We are thrilled to be at Makerere University for the 3rd annual gathering of O.R. Tambo Africa Research Chairs Initiative.

This initiative truly embodies the spirit of O.R. -- his passion for education, African knowledge. sovereignty, and cooperation across African nations.

As the Foundation's CEO, Natasha Allie said in her opening remarks, "We are united by a conviction that the legacy of O.R. Tambo is not a monument to be admired, but a movement to be advanced. It lives wherever African scholars push the boundaries of knowledge, and wherever research is used to uplift communities and strengthen our shared humanity."

#TamboMonth
#TamboRemembered
#PanAfricanUnity
#GlobalSolidarity
#TamboMonth2025

[National Research Foundation of South Africa @NRF_News]

This year’s gathering of the O.R. Tambo Africa Research Chairs Initiative (ORTARChI) is taking place from 27–31 October 2025 at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda. Today's opening is streamed live here: https://t.co/aaYbBgmVoo
#ORTARChI2025

[Tambo Foundation @TamboFoundation]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, O.R. TAMBO!

Born on this day in 1917, Oliver Reginald Tambo dedicated his life to justice, unity, and the liberation of his people.

From student activist to President of the ANC in exile, #Tambo’s leadership shaped a generation and built bridges across Africa and the world.

Today we remember not just the leader, but the man whose humility, courage and conviction carried a nation through its darkest hours.

✊🏿 #HappyBirthdayORTambo | #TamboRemembered
🌍 #TamboMonth2025 | #PanAfricanUnity | #GlobalSolidarity

[Tambo Foundation @TamboFoundation]

#DidYouKnow that Johannesburg International Airport was renamed O.R. Tambo International Airport on 27 October 2006?

At the renaming ceremony, @NelsonMandela said: “In 1990 Oliver returned to South Africa. It was wonderful to have him near. In 2006 we bring him near again. And that is wonderful.”

#TamboRemembered
#TamboMonth2025
#tambomonth
#PanAfricanUnity
#GlobalSolidarity

[Tambo Foundation @TamboFoundation]

“O.R. deserves to be remembered. He is the father of the struggle, the father of democracy in this country...
He didn't want it. But I think we owe it to his legacy to at least honour him more than we are doing so that future generations do not forget O.R., and so that it never happens again, that, post-revolution, history consumes its heroes.”
— Winnie Madikizela-Mandela

Humble. Principled. Unyielding.

This #TamboMonth2025, we honour the man who held a movement together — and inspired a continent.

#PanAfricanUnity #GlobalSolidarity #TamboRemembered #TamboMonth

[Tambo Foundation @TamboFoundation]

His leadership helped turn global outrage into global action .

Follow @TamboFoundation for more #TamboLegacy moments this October.

#PanAfricanUnity #GlobalSolidarity #OliverTambo

[Tambo Foundation @TamboFoundation]

“We believe that sanctions against South Africa — economic, diplomatic, even cultural — are absolutely essential. And we bring this matter as one of urgency.”
— Oliver Tambo

Long before hashtags, #Tambo mobilised the world’s conscience against apartheid.

His call for #PanAfricanUnity and #GlobalSolidarity still echoes today.

#TamboRemembered #TamboMonth2025 #OliverTambo #TamboLegacy
@_AfricanUnion @UN @DIRCO_ZA

[Tambo Foundation @TamboFoundation]

Oliver Tambo understood that freedom at home required solidarity abroad.

Sanctions were not just political — they were moral.

#TamboMonth2025

[Tambo Foundation @TamboFoundation]

#DidYouKnow The ANC Youth League was started by Anton Lembede, Nelson Mandela, A.P. Mda, Walter Sisulu and #OliverTambo.

They were joined by Duma Nokwe, B Masekela, Ida Mtwa, Lillian Ngoyi, James Njongweni, William Nkomo and Dan Tloome.

#TamboRemembered
#TamboMonth2025
#PanAfricanUnity
#GlobalSolidarity
#TamboMonth

[Tambo Foundation @TamboFoundation]

“I had other plans for my life... But God had other plans for me. God’s plan was for me to fight in the political liberation for my people.” — Oliver Reginald Tambo

Purpose has a way of finding those who are willing to serve.

This #TamboMonth, we remember a man who turned faith into action, and conviction into collective freedom, embodying the spirit of Pan-African Unity and Global Solidarity.

#TamboRemembered
#TamboMonth2025
#PanAfricanUnity
#GlobalSolidarity

[Tambo Foundation @TamboFoundation]

“My political strength lies in the truth. I am simply what I am.” – O.R. Tambo

This #TamboMonth, we honour a legacy rooted in truth, integrity, and service — values that continue to call us toward Pan-African Unity and Global Solidarity.

#TamboRemembered #PanAfricanUnity #GlobalSolidarity #TamboMonth

[Tambo Foundation @TamboFoundation]

#DidYouKnow Oliver Tambo was close friends with African leaders, especially Julius Nyerere in Tanzania, Kenneth Kaunda in Zambia, Sam Nujoma in Namibia, and Samora Machel in Mozambique.

Africa was the first and most important source of support for the South African liberation movement, and these frontline states risked their safety and security by being allies of the liberation movement.

#TamboRemembered
#TamboMonth2025
#PanAfricanUnity
#GlobalSolidarity