Victory of the People’s War Against Fascism: 9 May 1945
Victory of the People’s War Against Fascism: 9 May 1945 Every year on 9 May in the former Soviet Union and now in the Russian Republic the day is celebrated…
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May 9, 2025
1974-1975 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Armed Struggle / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / Pan Africanism / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)
The Motshabi Commission Report
The Motshabi Commission Report On 2 May 1975, the Motshabi Commission delivered an interim report on the condition of the African National Congress’s (ANC’s) existing People’s Army abroad. The “Commission…
May 3, 2025
1979-1983 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / National Executive Committee (NEC) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)
Amandla Cultural Ensemble: Promoting SA Liberation Cultural Heritage
Amandla Cultural Ensemble: Promoting SA Liberation Cultural Heritage At the end of the weekend of 29 April 1979, the leadership of the African National Congress (ANC), taking the cue from…
April 29, 2025
Front Line States Summit, Arusha, Tanzania, 29 April 1984
Front Line States Summit, Arusha, Tanzania, 29 April 1984 The Front Line States’ Summit Meeting was held in Arusha, Tanzania, on Sunday 29 April 1984 to consider the recent developments…
April 29, 2025
1979-1983 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Battles / FRELIMO / Israel / National Executive Committee (NEC) / Palestine / Pan Africanism / Sanctions / SWAPO / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)
The Spirit of Bandung: O.R. Tambo’s Reflections on the Bandung Conference
The Spirit of Bandung: O.R. Tambo’s Reflections on the Bandung Conference Extracts from the Speech of the then African National Congress (ANC) President O.R. Tambo on the Bandung Conference, which…
April 26, 2025
50th Anniversary of the Dar es Salaam Declaration of 1975
50th Anniversary of the Dar es Salaam Declaration of 1975 From 7 to 10 April 1975, the Extraordinary Session of the Council of Ministers of the Organisation of African Unity…
April 10, 2025
1961-1964 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / National Executive Committee (NEC) / Pan Africanism / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)
OR Tambo: First Visit to the Soviet Union
OR Tambo: First Visit to the Soviet Union On 9 April 1963, returning from a trip to the Soviet Union, based on the invitation of the Soviet Afro-Asian Solidarity Committee,…
April 9, 2025
1943-1960 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Apartheid Police / National Executive Committee (NEC) / Sanctions / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF)
The African National Congress (ANC) is Banned
The African National Congress (ANC) is Banned On 8 April 1960, the apartheid Justice Minister Frans Erasmus informed Parliament in Cape Town that the apartheid government had just signed a…
April 8, 2025
1974-1975 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / Pan Africanism / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)
ANC Calls on OAU (Organisation of African Unity) to Increase Our Striking Power
ANC Calls on OAU (Organisation of African Unity) to Increase Our Striking Power Extracts of the Statement at the Ninth Extraordinary Session of the Council of Ministers of the Organisation…
April 5, 2025
Haile Selassie I Crowned as Emperor of Ethiopia
Haile Selassie I Crowned as Emperor of Ethiopia On this day, 3 April 1930, Haile Selassie I, born Tafari Makonnen on 23 July 1892, was crowned as Emperor of Ethiopia.…
April 3, 2025