▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁the ▁campaign ▁by ▁u M kh onto ▁we ▁S iz we ▁with ▁Mand ela ▁as ▁its ▁leader , ▁was ▁launched , ▁with ▁bomb ▁attacks ▁on ▁government ▁targets ▁and ▁planned ▁for ▁possible ▁gu err illa ▁war fare . ▁The ▁first ▁target ▁of ▁the ▁campaign ▁was ▁an ▁electric ity ▁sub - station . ▁u M kh onto ▁we ▁S iz we ▁under to ok ▁other ▁acts ▁of ▁sab ot age ▁in ▁the ▁next ▁eigh teen ▁months . ▁The ▁government ▁alleg ed ▁more ▁acts ▁of ▁sab ot age ▁had ▁been ▁carried ▁out ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁Riv onia ▁Tri al ▁the ▁accused ▁would ▁be ▁charged ▁with ▁ 1 9 3 ▁acts ▁of ▁sab ot age ▁in ▁total . ▁The ▁sab ot age ▁included ▁attacks ▁on ▁government ▁posts , ▁machines ▁and ▁power ▁facilities , ▁and ▁c rop ▁burning . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁Mand ela ▁went ▁to ▁Al ger ia , ▁Egypt ▁and ▁Gh ana ▁to ▁get ▁international ▁backing ▁for ▁the ▁group . ▁After ▁returning ▁to ▁South ▁Africa , ▁Joe ▁Slo vo ▁said ▁of ▁Mand ela ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁" sent ▁off ▁to ▁Africa ▁a ▁Commun ist ▁and ▁he ▁came ▁back ▁an ▁African ▁national ist ". ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁Look sm art ▁Ng ud le ▁and ▁Den is ▁Gold berg ▁helped ▁to ▁organ ise ▁a ▁training ▁camp ▁held ▁at ▁Mam re , ▁outside ▁Cape ▁Town , ▁later ▁recogn ised ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁M K ▁training ▁centre ▁inside