Soviet Union

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / FRELIMO / National Executive Committee (NEC) / Pan Africanism / RENAMO / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / SWAPO / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Reflecting on the Nkomati Accord and Southern Africa

Reflecting on the Nkomati Accord and Southern Africa On 16 March 1984, the two leaders of Mozambique and apartheid South Africa, Presidents Samora Machel and P.W. Botha, proceeded to a…

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March 17, 2025

1979-1983 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Apartheid Police / National Democratic Revolution / National Executive Committee (NEC)

Lilian Ngoyi Passes On

Lilian Ngoyi Passes On On 13 March 1980, a 68-year-old anti-apartheid revolutionary activist and founder member of the African National Congress Women’s League (ANCWL), Lilian Ngoyi, passed on. Ngoyi was…

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March 13, 2025

1943-1960 / African liberation movement / Pan Africanism

Ghana Gains Independence under the Leadership of Kwame Nkrumah

Ghana Gains Independence under the Leadership of Kwame Nkrumah On 6 March 1957, the Gold Coast (now known as Ghana) gained independence from Britain. Ghana became a member of the…

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March 6, 2025

1943-1960 / African liberation movement

Joseph Stalin Passes On

Joseph Stalin Passes On On 5 March 1953, Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin died of cerebral haemorrhage in Moscow, in the former Soviet Union. Stalin was a Georgian revolutionary, Marxist theoretician, Soviet…

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March 5, 2025

1912 – 1943 / African liberation movement / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s)

The Comintern and the Concept of a “Native Republic”

The Comintern and the Concept of a “Native Republic” On 2 March 1919, the Communist International (Comintern) was formed. It was also known as the Third International, an international organisation…

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March 2, 2025

1984-1990 / African liberation movement / African National Congress (ANC) / Apartheid Police / Israel / Palestine / Sanctions / South African Defence Force’s (SADF)

Olof Palme is Assassinated

Olof Palme is Assassinated Close to midnight on 28 February 1986, Sven Olof Joachim Palme was walking home from a cinema with his wife Lisbeth Palme in the central Stockholm…

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February 28, 2025

1994 – Beyond / African liberation movement / Pan Africanism / Quotes of inspiration

Fidel Castro Resigns

Fidel Castro Resigns On 24 February 2008, the Cuban National Assembly of People’s Power unanimously voted Raúl Castro Ruz, Fidel Castro’s brother, as President and Commander-in-Chief of the Cuban Revolutionary…

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February 25, 2025

1984-1990 / African National Congress (ANC) / Apartheid Police / Battles / Negotiations / Pan Africanism / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / South African Defence Force’s (SADF) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Jabulani “Mzala” Nxumalo Dies in London

Jabulani “Mzala” Nxumalo Dies in London Jabulani Nobleman “Mzala” Nxumalo died in London on 22 February 1991 at the age of 35. His death robbed the African National Congress (ANC)…

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February 22, 2025

1984-1990 / African National Congress (ANC) / Apartheid Police / National Trade Union Leaders / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

Birth of Alex La Guma

Birth of Alex La Guma On this day, 20 February 1924, Alex La Guma, was born in District Six, Cape Town, South Africa. La Guma was a South African novelist,…

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February 20, 2025

1967-1968 / 1969-1974 / African National Congress (ANC) / Apartheid Police / South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) / Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)

MK Stowaways for Underground Revival

MK Stowaways for Underground Revival On 19 February 1968, eight days after departing Kenya, the vessel “Clan Ross” reached Cape Town, and when it docked, Bifana Matthews Ngcobo asked Walter…

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February 19, 2025