▁to ▁Nelson ▁Mand ela , ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁found ing ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁u M kh onto ▁we ▁S iz we , ▁including ▁himself , ▁were ▁also ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁AN C . ▁In ▁his ▁famous ▁" I ▁Am ▁P rep ared ▁to ▁Die " ▁speech , ▁Mand ela ▁out lined ▁the ▁motiv ations ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁the ▁u M kh onto ▁we ▁S iz we : ▁At ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁June ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁after ▁a ▁long ▁and ▁anxious ▁assess ment ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁situation , ▁I , ▁and ▁some ▁colle agues , ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁conclusion ▁that ▁as ▁violence ▁in ▁this ▁country ▁was ▁in ev itable , ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁un real istic ▁and ▁wrong ▁for ▁African ▁leaders ▁to ▁continue ▁pre aching ▁peace ▁and ▁non - vi ol ence ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁the ▁government ▁met ▁our ▁peace ful ▁dem ands ▁with ▁force . ▁ ▁This ▁conclusion ▁was ▁not ▁easily ▁arrived ▁at . ▁It ▁was ▁only ▁when ▁all ▁else ▁had ▁failed , ▁when ▁all ▁channels ▁of ▁peace ful ▁protest ▁had ▁been ▁bar red ▁to ▁us , ▁that ▁the ▁decision ▁was ▁made ▁to ▁emb ark ▁on ▁violent ▁forms ▁of ▁political ▁struggle , ▁and ▁to ▁form ▁u M kh onto ▁we ▁S iz we . ▁We ▁did ▁so ▁not ▁because ▁we ▁desired ▁such ▁a ▁course , ▁but ▁sole ly ▁because ▁the ▁government ▁had ▁left ▁us ▁with ▁no ▁other ▁choice . ▁In ▁the ▁Man if esto ▁of ▁u M kh onto ▁published ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁December