Tambo
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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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
They wore the same green-and-gold attire of their rugby heroes as they gathered at the Oliver Reginald Tambo airport in Johannesburg on Tuesday to welcome the team home from the championship game in France.
From New York Times • Nov. 2, 2023
Actor Cynthia Geary, perhaps best known to Seattleites for her role as Shelly Tambo in the 1990-95 CBS show “Northern Exposure,” attended the Volunteer Park rally and spoke briefly in support of the union’s demands.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 23, 2023
Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg in 2018 on a U.S. warrant.
From Washington Times • Jul. 12, 2023
On election day, I attended a meeting in Johannesburg with Oliver Tambo and several others.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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