Child and young Oliver Tambo life

Oliver Reginald Tambo was born on October 27, 1917, in Nkantolo, Bizana, in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. He was the son of a farmer and received a good education, attending school at the mission station and later at St. Peter's Secondary School in Johannesburg. He then studied at the University College of Fort Hare, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree. During his youth, Tambo was known for his intelligence, his commitment to justice, and his early involvement in anti-colonial and anti-apartheid activism. He was a co-founder of the African National Congress (ANC) Youth League in 1944, which aimed to mobilize young people against apartheid.