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1961-1964 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / Pan Africanism / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) Guerrilla Warfare Strategy Development

Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) Guerrilla Warfare Strategy Development On 24 June 1963, African National Congress (ANC) Chief Representative in London for Europe and Latin America, Raymond Kunene, was addressing the…

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June 24, 2025

1994 – Beyond / African liberation movement / Biographies and Obituaries / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / Pan Africanism

The Incredible Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o

The Incredible Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o “Our lives are a battlefield on which is fought a continuous war between the forces that are pledged to confirm our humanity and those determined…

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May 31, 2025

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / Negotiations / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

The Commonwealth EPG Visit: Part 2

The Commonwealth EPG Visit: Part 2 On 21 May 1986, the Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group (EPG) admitted that their Mission to Africa initiative had failed. This followed their meeting with…

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May 21, 2025

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / National Democratic Revolution / Negotiations / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

The Commonwealth EPG Visit: Part 1

The Commonwealth EPG Visit: Part 1 On 17 May 1986, the Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group (EPG), consisting of its co-chairmen, Malcolm Fraser of Australia and Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria, along…

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May 17, 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…

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April 29, 2025

1969-1974 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / National Executive Committee (NEC) / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

MK “Operation J” Aborted

MK “Operation J” Aborted On 22 April 1972, Alexander Moumbaris was busy packing his items for leaving the country the following day, after he had received a cable from Ronnie…

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April 22, 2025

1984-1990 / Sanctions / South African Defence Force’s (SADF)

Illegal Exporting of Military Equipment to South Africa

Illegal Exporting of Military Equipment to South Africa On 2 April 1984, four South Africans and three British nationals were arrested in the United Kingdom and charged with illegally exporting…

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April 2, 2025

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Apartheid Police

REMEMBER DULCIE SEPTEMBER: 20 AUGUST 1935 – 29 MARCH 1988

REMEMBER DULCIE SEPTEMBER: 20 AUGUST 1935 – 29 MARCH 1988 Dulcie Evonne September was treacherously murdered on 29 March 1988, by a hired killer in the pay of the apartheid…

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March 31, 2025

1974-1975 / 1979-1983 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Apartheid Police / Pan Africanism / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Three Senior ANC Cadres Arrested in Swaziland

Three Senior ANC Cadres Arrested in Swaziland On 23 March 1976, when Thabo Mbeki was apprehended on the roadside, from Mozambique to Manzini, he did not know that Jacob Zuma…

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March 23, 2025

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / National Executive Committee (NEC) / Negotiations / Pan Africanism / Sanctions / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / SWAPO

Oliver Tambo Addressing the OAU Ad-Hoc Committee on Southern Africa

Oliver Tambo Addressing the OAU Ad-Hoc Committee on Southern Africa On 22 March 1989, addressing a one-day meeting of the Organisation of African Unity’s (OAU) Ad-Hoc Committee on Southern, Oliver…

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March 22, 2025