, ▁Oxford ▁University ▁Press , ▁ 2 0 0 4 ; ▁online ▁ed n , ▁Sept ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁accessed ▁ 2 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 8 9 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 9 8 ▁death s ▁Category : G erman ▁Jews ▁Category : B rit ish ▁Jews ▁Category : Con ver ts ▁to ▁Ang lic an ism ▁from ▁J uda ism ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁German ▁pain ters ▁Category : G erman ▁male ▁pain ters ▁Category : G erman ▁m ural ists ▁Category : B rit ish ▁artists ▁Category : J ew ish ▁artists ▁Category : Command ers ▁Cross es ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Mer it ▁of ▁the ▁Federal ▁Republic ▁of ▁Germany <0x0A> </s> ▁u M kh onto ▁we ▁S iz we ▁( , ▁meaning ▁ ▁" Spe ar ▁of ▁the ▁Nation "; ▁abbre vi ated ▁M K ) ▁was ▁the ▁armed ▁wing ▁of ▁the ▁African ▁National ▁Congress ▁( AN C ), ▁co - f ounded ▁by ▁Nelson ▁Mand ela ▁in ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁the ▁Sh ar pe ville ▁mass acre . ▁Its ▁mission ▁was ▁to ▁fight ▁against ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁government . ▁ ▁After ▁warning ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁government ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁of ▁its ▁intent ▁to ▁resist ▁further ▁acts ▁of ▁government ▁instit uted ▁terror ▁if ▁the ▁government ▁did ▁not ▁take ▁steps ▁toward ▁constitution al ▁reform ▁and ▁increase ▁political ▁rights , ▁u M kh onto ▁we ▁S iz we ▁launched ▁its