National Liberation Front (FLN)

1912 – 1943 / African liberation movement / Anti-Imperialism / Battles / Biographies and Obituaries / Cuito Cuanavale / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / Pan Africanism / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

100 Years Feliz Cumpleaños Comandante Fidel Castro

100 Years Feliz Cumpleaños Comandante Fidel Castro On this day, 13 August 1926, 100 years ago, Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz was born in Biran, Cuba, a son of a wealthy…

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August 13, 2026

1943-1960 / African liberation movement / Anti-Imperialism / Armed Struggle / Battles / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s)

People’s Victory at Dien Bien Phu: 7 May 1954

People’s Victory at Dien Bien Phu: 7 May 1954 From 13 March to 7 May 1954, the Battle of Dien Bien Phu occurred, resulting in a decisive victory for the…

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May 7, 2026

1964-1967 / African liberation movement / Anti-Imperialism / Armed Struggle / National Democratic Revolution / Pan Africanism

Revisiting Frantz Fanon: Colonialism and Revolution

Revisiting Frantz Fanon: Colonialism and Revolution (Review of two books by the Martinique and Algerian revolutionary, the late Frantz Fanon, by A. Langa, The African Communist, No. 25, Second Quarter…

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February 16, 2026

1976 – 1978 / African liberation movement / Anti-Imperialism / Armed Struggle / Pan Africanism / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s)

Houari Boumédiène: A Great African Departs

Houari Boumédiène: A Great African Departs On 27 December 1978, Houari Boumédiène passed on in Algiers, Algeria, after an unsuccessful treatment for a rare form of blood cancer. Boumédiène was…

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December 27, 2025

1976 – 1978 / 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) / SWAPO / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) / Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU)

June 16 Detachment’s Training in Novo Catengue

June 16 Detachment’s Training in Novo Catengue On 6 June 1977, an Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) military parade took place in a camp called Novo Catengue, in Benguela, Angola. The…

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June 6, 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…

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April 26, 2025

1961-1964 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / SWAPO / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

The Yu Chi Chan Club (YCCC) and National Liberation Front (NLF) Members Convicted

The Yu Chi Chan Club (YCCC) and National Liberation Front (NLF) Members Convicted On 18 April 1964, Neville Alexander and four others were found guilty of sabotage and sentenced to…

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April 18, 2025