History The Anti Apartheid Movement Questions
The role of armed resistance in the Anti-Apartheid Movement was to challenge and confront the oppressive apartheid regime in South Africa through armed struggle. Various armed groups, such as Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK), the military wing of the African National Congress (ANC), engaged in acts of sabotage, guerrilla warfare, and armed attacks against government institutions and symbols of apartheid. The armed resistance aimed to disrupt the functioning of the apartheid state, raise international awareness about the injustices of apartheid, and ultimately contribute to the downfall of the apartheid regime.