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Adelaide Frances Tambo (née Tshukudu; 18 July 1929 – 31 January 2007) was a South African anti-apartheid activist and former political exile. She was involved in South African politics for five decades and was married to Oliver Tambo, president of the African National Congress (ANC), from 1967 to 1991. She was well-known for her role in the ...
Adelaide Frances Tambo. Nurse, chairperson of the George Goch branch of the ANCYL, founder member of the Afro-Asian Solidarity Movement and the Pan-African Women's Organisation (PAWO), national Treasurer of the ANC Women’s League, ANC MP, the So.
Adelaide Tambo was a nurse, activist and wife of Oliver Tambo, a prominent leader of the ANC. She fought against apartheid from a young age, worked as a courier and a founder of the Afro-Asian Solidarity Movement, and received several awards for her contribution.
The life and political work of Adelaide Tambo, especially during the thirty years she was exiled in London offers an insight into the role of women within the anti-apartheid struggle. In her working life, Adelaide Tambo was a nurse, and she carried a commitment to care into her politics.
Feb 2, 2007 · Adelaide Tambo, 77, widow of South African anti-apartheid hero Oliver Tambo and a stalwart in the struggle against racial segregation, died Wednesday after collapsing at her home in...
A true mother and care-giver to the needy and destitute, Adelaide Tambo has never ceased to contribute meaningfully to the betterment of women and children. She started her career as a registered nurse and midwife at Baragwanath Hospital and various other ‘non-European’ hospitals.
She is the wife of Oliver Tambo, ANC president and Mandela's former law partner, and has known Mandela for decades. She is also a longtime friend of Winnie...
