In the 1960s Nelson Mandela led the military group "Umkhonto we Sizwe", or this weapon "of the Nation"
Following the 1980 independence of Zimbabwe, a nation now led by a socialist 
.... SACP and the head of Umkhonto we Sizwe (Spear of the Nation)--the ANC's 
armed... [DOC] [TLE] Um-khonto we Sizwe / MK / Spear of the Nation - GlobalSecurity.org [PAR] Jun 1, 2014 ... Um-khonto we Sizwe / MK / Spear of the Nation ... (PMC) of the ANC, and as 
Commander in Chief of Umkhonto we Sizwe.