Oliver Tambo

Oliver Tambo
Tambo in 1981
10th President of the African National Congress
In office 21 July 1967 – 7 July 1991 Acting until May 1985
Deputy	Nelson Mandela
Preceded by	Albert Luthuli
Succeeded by	Nelson Mandela
3rd Deputy President of the African National Congress
In office 1958–1985
President	Albert Luthuli Himself (acting)
Preceded by	Nelson Mandela
Succeeded by	Nelson Mandela
10th Secretary-General of the African National Congress
In office 1955–1958
President	Albert Luthuli
Preceded by	Walter Sisulu
Succeeded by	Duma Nokwe
National Chairperson of the African National Congress
In office 7 July 1991 – 24 April 1993
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Thabo Mbeki
Personal details
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
Political party	African National Congress
Other political affiliations	Tripartite Alliance
Spouse	Adelaide Tshukudu ​ (m. 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

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Oliver Reginald Kaizana Tambo (27 October 1917 – 24 April 1993) was a South African anti-apartheid politician and activist who served as President of the African National Congress (ANC) from 1967 to 1991.