Funeral of Oliver Tambo attracts 20,000

Title

Funeral of Oliver Tambo attracts 20,000

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

2 May 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:03:27

Description

Report on the funeral of former president of the African National Congress, Oliver Tambo, in Soweto. The Reverend Jesse Jackson, British anti-apartheid movement president The Reverend Trevor Huddleston and ANC leader Nelson Mandela all pay tribute to Tambo. Includes singing and chanting, calling for an end to apartheid.

Contributors

Trevor Huddleston; Nelson Mandela; Jesse Jackson; Ross Dunn

Keywords

Deaths; Interethnic relations; South Africa; Apartheid; Homicide; Anti-apartheid movements; Funerals; ANC; Soweto; Political activists; Stroke; Oliver Tambo

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