Oliver Tambo
Sign in to saveAlso known as O.R., Oliver Reginald Kaizana Tambo, O. R. Tambo, O.R. Tambo, OR Tambo, Oliver Reginald Tambo
South African anti-apartheid activist and politician (1917–1993)
Key facts
- Deputy
- Nelson Mandela
- Preceded by
- Albert Luthuli
- Succeeded by
- Nelson Mandela
- President
- Albert Luthuli Himself (acting)
- Born
- Oliver Reginald Tambo , ( 1917-10-27 ) 27 October 1917, Nkantolo , South Africa
- Died
- 24 April 1993 (1993-04-24) (aged 75), Johannesburg , South Africa
- Resting place
- Benoni , Gauteng
- Party
- African National Congress
- Other political affiliations
- Tripartite Alliance
- Spouse
- Adelaide Tshukudu ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. December 1956</span>"}]]}'>1956 )
- Children
- 4, including Thembi and Dali
- Alma mater
- University of Fort Hare
- Occupation
- Politician revolutionary teacher lawyer activist
- Known for
- Anti-apartheid activism
- Awards
- Order of Friendship of Peoples Isitwalandwe Medal (1992)
- Nickname
- OR Tambo
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Oliver
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- South Africa
- Place of birth
- Nkantolo
- Place of death
- Johannesburg
- Spouse
- Adelaide Tambo
- Occupation
- lawyer
- Political party
- African National Congress
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Oliver Tambo (1981).jpg
Show 6 more facts
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons category
- Oliver Tambo
- date of death
- 1993-04-24
- date of birth
- 1917-10-27
- cause of death
- stroke
- name in native language
- Oliver Reginald Tambo
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Encyclopedic overview
Oliver Reginald Kaizana Tambo (27 October 1917 – 24 April 1993) was a South African anti-apartheid politician, activist, and revolutionary who served as President of the African National Congress (ANC) from 1967 to 1991.
Biography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Oliver Tambo” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.