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The Committee of Artists of the World against Apartheid is established in Paris

Date
10 Dec 1981
Updated
30 Sep 2019
The Committee of Artists of the World against Apartheid is established in Paris

The Committee of Artists of the World against Apartheid was established in Paris with the support of the United Nations Special Committee against Apartheid. The United Nations Special Committee against Apartheid was established in 1963. Its main objective was to promote active United Nations encouragement of public action against apartheid. Many International organisations like International Student Action in Solidarity with the Students of Southern Africa played a huge role.

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  1. 01O’Malley P. ‘1981’, from Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory and Dialog, [online], available at www.nelsonmandela.org.za (Accessed: 21 October 2012)
  2. 02The African National Congress, (1987) ‘International Student Action in Solidarity with the Students of Southern Africa’, [online], available at www.anc.org.za (Accessed: 21 October 2012)

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2012, December 6). The Committee of Artists of the World against Apartheid is established in Paris. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0094385

South African History Online (2012) 'The Committee of Artists of the World against Apartheid is established in Paris', South African History Online, 6 December. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0094385 (Accessed: 9 August 2026).

South African History Online, The Committee of Artists of the World against Apartheid is established in Paris [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0094385, (accessed 9 August 2026).

"The Committee of Artists of the World against Apartheid is established in Paris." South African History Online, 6 Dec. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0094385. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "The Committee of Artists of the World against Apartheid is established in Paris." South African History Online. December 6, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0094385.

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