In the 1960s Nelson Mandela led the military group "Umkhonto we Sizwe", or this weapon "of the Nation"
While Umkhonto we Sizwe were able to rebuild an armyone capable of... [DOC] [TLE] Nelson Mandela's Spear of the Nation: the ANC's armed resistance ... [PAR] Feb 5, 2011 ... Nelson Mandela set up the African National Congress' armed wing, Umkhonto 
we Sizwe (Spear of the Nation), in 1961 when he lost hope that passive ... With 
no military training himself, and in hiding from the government, Mr Mandela 
travelled abroad ....