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1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Battles / Cross-Border Raids / Cuito Cuanavale / Front Line States / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / Pan Africanism / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / SWAPO / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Apartheid SADF Defeat ‘Linked’ to Ceasefire in the Angola War

Apartheid SADF Defeat ‘Linked’ to Ceasefire in the Angola War On 7 August 1988, the People’s Republic of Angola, the Republic of Cuba and apartheid South Africa agreed to a…

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August 8, 2026

1961-1964 / African liberation movement / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Sanctions / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / SWAPO

UN Committee on SWA Denied Entry with Serious Repercussions

UN Committee on SWA Denied Entry with Serious Repercussions On 4 July 1961, a United Nations (UN) committee consisting of eight, with instructions to investigate conditions in the Mandated Territory…

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July 4, 2026

1961-1964 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Armed Struggle / FRELIMO / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / Pan Africanism / SWAPO / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) / Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) / Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU)

Ghana Imposes Sanctions Against Apartheid South Africa

Ghana Imposes Sanctions Against Apartheid South Africa On 27 June 1961, the government of Ghana imposed a total ban on the export of all Ghanaian produce to South Africa and…

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June 28, 2026

1976 – 1978 / African liberation movement / Anti-Imperialism / Armed Struggle / Battles / Cross-Border Raids / Front Line States / Pan Africanism / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / SWAPO

US Blocks Angola’s Membership of the United Nations

US Blocks Angola’s Membership of the United Nations Exactly fifty years ago, on 23 June 1976 the United Sates (US) for the fifteenth time vetoed Angola’s application for membership of…

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June 24, 2026

1979-1983 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Armed Struggle / Pan Africanism / Sanctions / SWAPO

Oliver Tambo: Act With A Sense of Urgency

Oliver Tambo: Act With A Sense of Urgency (Statement of the President of the African National Congress of South Africa, Oliver Tambo, at the meeting of the UN Special Committee…

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June 11, 2026

1964-1967 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Armed Struggle / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / Pan Africanism / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / SWAPO / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) / Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU)

Challenges Over the Bechuanaland Route Into South Africa

Challenges Over the Bechuanaland Route Into South Africa Exactly sixty years ago, on 29 May 1966, Mack Futha, an Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) operative, was deported to Zambia, which implied…

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May 29, 2026

1979-1983 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Armed Struggle / Front Line States / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / National Democratic Revolution / SA Liberation Struggle / SWAPO / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Ruth Mompati: Irish Step Up Fight Against Apartheid

Ruth Mompati: Irish Step Up Fight Against Apartheid (Statement by Ruth Mompati on behalf of the African National Congress of South Africa at the Annual General Meeting of the Irish…

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May 1, 2026

1912 – 1943 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Armed Struggle / Biographies and Obituaries / FRELIMO / Front Line States / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / National Democratic Revolution / Pan Africanism / SWAPO / Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) / Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU)

Remembering The Remarkable Humanist Kenneth Kaunda

Remembering The Remarkable Humanist Kenneth Kaunda On this day, on 28 April 1924, Kenneth David Kaunda, fondly known as KK, was born at Lubwa Mission in Chinsali, which was then…

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April 28, 2026

1976 – 1978 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Battles / Cross-Border Raids / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / SWAPO / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Apartheid’s ‘Total Strategy’: Arming the Racist State – Part 2

Apartheid’s ‘Total Strategy’: Arming the Racist State – Part 2 As concluded in Part 1, the acceptance of the “total national strategy” had two important effects – it changed the…

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April 3, 2026

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Armed Struggle / Battles / Cross-Border Raids / Cuito Cuanavale / Front Line States / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / National Democratic Revolution / Negotiations / Pan Africanism / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / SWAPO / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) / Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU)

Cuito Cuanavale and the Pursuit of the African Revolution

Cuito Cuanavale and the Pursuit of the African Revolution After the 23 March 1988 reversals at Cuito Cuanavale, apartheid South Africa began talks that culminated in the 22 December 1988…

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March 23, 2026