Tambo

American

[tam-boh] / ˈtæm boʊ /

noun

Mr. Tambo.

Tambo British

/ ˈtæmbəʊ /

noun

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

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Oliver Tambo, the president of the African National Congress, tells Mr. Simon, “we love you. . . . You’re a brother and you have our respect and you’re welcome here.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

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

From Barron's ● May 21, 2026

The flight at the centre of the dispute arrived on Thursday, at South Africa's OR Tambo International Airport.

From BBC ● Nov. 17, 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

In 1943, a delegation including Lembede, Mda, Sisulu, Tambo, Nkomo, and myself went to see Dr. Xuma, who was head of the ANC, at his rather grand house in Sophiatown.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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