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The African National Congress (ANC) turned to violence in the early 1960s primarily due to the increasing repression and brutality of the apartheid regime, which left peaceful protests ineffective. After years of nonviolent resistance and negotiations yielding little progress, the ANC established its armed wing, Umkhonto we Sizwe, in 1961 to engage in sabotage against government infrastructure. This shift was driven by a desire to fight for liberation and equality in a context where the state responded to dissent with violence and oppression. The move to armed struggle reflected a broader recognition that systemic change might require more forceful measures in the face of entrenched racial injustice.

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