Soviet Union

1990 – 1994 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Israel / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / Negotiations / Sanctions / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF)

Apartheid South Africa Signs the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)

Apartheid South Africa Signs the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Exactly 35 years ago, on 10 July 1991, apartheid South Africa, which was by then a nuclear-armed state, signed the Nuclear…

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July 10, 2026

1974-1975 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Armed Struggle / Battles / Cross-Border Raids / FRELIMO / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / Pan Africanism / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Mozambican Independence and the African Revolution

Mozambican Independence and the African Revolution Mozambican independence on 25 June 1975 fundamentally reshaped the African revolution by shattering the “White Redoubt” in Southern Africa, accelerating the collapse of neighbouring…

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June 25, 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

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) / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Implementing the Kabwe Conference Resolutions: Operation Vula

Implementing the Kabwe Conference Resolutions: Operation Vula On 10 May 1986, the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the African National Congress (ANC) convened to assess the implementation of the Kabwe…

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May 11, 2026

1976 – 1978 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Biographies and Obituaries / National Democratic Revolution / National Trade Union Leaders / Pan Africanism / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Revolutionary Patriot and Internationalist MP Naicker Passes On

Revolutionary Patriot and Internationalist MP Naicker Passes On On 29 April 1977, Marimuthu Pragalathan Naicker, fondly known as “MP”, passed on at the age of 56 from a suspected heart…

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April 28, 2026

1964-1967 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Front Line States / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / Pan Africanism

The United Republic of Tanzania is Born: A Beacon of the African Revolution

The United Republic of Tanzania is Born: A Beacon of the African Revolution On 26 April 1964, the United Republic of Tanzania (Kiswahili: Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania) was established…

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April 26, 2026

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

Commander Lizo Bright Ngqungwana of the Western Cape

Commander Lizo Bright Ngqungwana of the Western Cape Forty years ago, at around 02:00 in the morning of 23 April 1986, while Lizo Bright Ngqungwana was asleep in a three-roomed…

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April 22, 2026

1961-1964 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Armed Struggle / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / Pan Africanism / SA Liberation Struggle / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Oliver Tambo Visits the Soviet Union

Oliver Tambo Visits 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, Deputy President…

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April 9, 2026

1976 – 1978 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Apartheid Police / Armed Struggle / Battles / Front Line States / Liberation Arts Culture and Heritage / National Democratic Revolution / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) / Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU)

Apartheid’s ‘Total Strategy’: Arming the Racist State – Part 1

Apartheid’s ‘Total Strategy’: Arming the Racist State – Part 1 Introduction On 31 March 1977, the apartheid government released a Defence Force White Paper in the House of Assembly, which…

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March 30, 2026

1976 – 1978 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Anti-Imperialism / Armed Struggle / Front Line States / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC) / Pan Africanism / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Three Senior ANC Cadres Arrested in Swaziland

Three Senior ANC Cadres Arrested in Swaziland Fifty years ago, on 22 March 1976, Jacob Zuma and Albert Dhlomo were arrested in Manzini, Swaziland, and were found with ammunition and…

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March 22, 2026