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Umkhonto we Sizwe
Umkhonto we Sizwe (or MK), translated Spear of the Nation, was the active military wing of the African National Congress in cooperation with the South African Communist Party in their fight against the South African apartheid regime. MK launched its first guerrilla attacks against government installations on 16 December 1961.
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