African liberation movement

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Apartheid Police / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / Negotiations / Pan Africanism / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

ANC and Unrests in the Bantustans

ANC and Unrests in the Bantustans On 9 March 1990, the African National Congress (ANC) veteran leader, Walter Sisulu, denied allegations levelled at the ANC by the apartheid South African…

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March 9, 2025

African liberation movement / Pan Africanism / Quotes of inspiration

Rhodesmustfall Movement

Rhodesmustfall Movement On 9 March 2015, Chumani Maxwele threw human excrements at a statue of Cecil John Rhodes that was situated on the campus of the University of Cape Town,…

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March 9, 2025

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Apartheid Police / FRELIMO / National Executive Committee (NEC) / Pan Africanism / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Moses Mabhida Passes On

Moses Mabhida Passes On On 8 March 1986, Moses Mbheki Mncane (Baba) Mabhida, trade unionist, political revolutionary, former Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) Political Commissar and General-Secretary of the SA Communist…

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March 8, 2025

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Apartheid Police / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

MK Special Operations Combatant Marion Sparg is Arrested

MK Special Operations Combatant Marion Sparg is Arrested On 7 March 1986, after the apartheid President PW Botha had lifted the state of emergency during a speech in which he…

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March 7, 2025

1943-1960 / African liberation movement / Pan Africanism

Ghana Gains Independence under the Leadership of Kwame Nkrumah

Ghana Gains Independence under the Leadership of Kwame Nkrumah On 6 March 1957, the Gold Coast (now known as Ghana) gained independence from Britain. Ghana became a member of the…

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March 6, 2025

1943-1960 / African liberation movement

Joseph Stalin Passes On

Joseph Stalin Passes On On 5 March 1953, Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin died of cerebral haemorrhage in Moscow, in the former Soviet Union. Stalin was a Georgian revolutionary, Marxist theoretician, Soviet…

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March 5, 2025

1912 – 1943 / African liberation movement / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s)

The Comintern and the Concept of a “Native Republic”

The Comintern and the Concept of a “Native Republic” On 2 March 1919, the Communist International (Comintern) was formed. It was also known as the Third International, an international organisation…

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March 2, 2025

1510 – 1906 / African liberation movement / Battles

The Battle of Salt River: Khoikhoi Warriors Defeat Portuguese Thieves

The Battle of Salt River: Khoikhoi Warriors Defeat Portuguese Thieves On this day, 1 March 1510, at the mouth of Salt River, on the shore of Table Bay (in Cape…

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March 1, 2025

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Apartheid Police / Israel / Palestine / Sanctions / South African Defence Force’s (SADF)

Olof Palme is Assassinated

Olof Palme is Assassinated Close to midnight on 28 February 1986, Sven Olof Joachim Palme was walking home from a cinema with his wife Lisbeth Palme in the central Stockholm…

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February 28, 2025

1979-1983 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Apartheid Police / Pan Africanism

Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe: “The Suppressed African Revolutionary” Passes On

Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe: “The Suppressed African Revolutionary” Passes On On 27 February 1978, Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe (54) passed on in the Kimberley General Hospital. Sobukwe died of lung complications after…

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February 27, 2025