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Tambo

American  
[tam-boh] / ˈtæm boʊ /

noun

  1. Mr. Tambo.


Tambo British  
/ ˈtæmbəʊ /

noun

  1. Oliver. 1917–93, South African politician; president (1977–91) of the African National Congress. He was arrested (1956) with Nelson Mandela but released (1957)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Tambo international airport on Thursday, AFP journalists at the airport reported.

From Barron's May 21, 2026

In a separate incident, the bodies of seven people carried away by flood water have been found in the province's OR Tambo district.

From BBC Jun. 10, 2025

Around 1985, when Musk was in his early teens, Oliver Tambo, the leader of the then-banned African National Congress, called for people to resist apartheid and “make South Africa ungovernable.”

From Slate Mar. 15, 2025

A bronze statue of Tambo with a hand aloft stood among the jubilation, as if bestowing his blessing upon a scene made possible by the work he did to topple apartheid.

From New York Times Nov. 2, 2023

Most of these defendants were relatively minor figures in the ANC, but also among them were Chief Luthuli and Oliver Tambo.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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