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In summary: Factors resulting in the crisis
… borders into other countries in southern Africa: The SADF was used to brutally destabilise the region in order to … Renamo in Mocambique, and the South…
ArticleEnd Conscription Campaign (ECC)
… their army call-ups by the South African Defence Force (SADF) and were sentenced to up to 18 months in jail. By 1983, … closely with the UDF. Silkscreen…
ArticleList of uMkhonto weSizwe Operations
… power lines cut in Vrede, Orange Free State 27/05/81 SADF buildings: recruiting office, Durban- destroyed in … At least six explosions at three…
Biography of Barry Gilder by Sofia Pullen
… the age of 16 starting in 1967. [iv] Gilder joined the SADF in 1968 for nine months, but clearly showed his disdain for war. After his service in SADF,…
ArticleSouth African major mass killings timeline 1900-2012
… of lives particularly among Africans. In August 2012, the history repeated itself when 34 mineworkers were shot and … A cross-border raid by South African…
ArticleAngolan Civil War (1975-2002): A Timeline of Events
… eventually resulting in the infiltration of several SADF forces and a clash between the South African government … for civilian casualties. 21 May 1980 …
Khoisan Identity
… first official recognitions of Khoisan communities in the history of modern South Africa. In a similar way to that in … number were employed by the South…
ArticleCulture and Resistance Conference, Botswana, 1982
… increasingly tenuous and the South African Defence Force (SADF) raids into Southern African frontline states grew, … attacks on individuals in Botswana. On…
ArticleSouth West Africa People’s Organisation (SWAPO): An Organisational Timeline
… clash takes place between the South African Defence Force (SADF) and SWAPO-PLAN combatants in the Battle of … In reaction, the UN mobilises a small battalion…
ArticleuMkhonto weSizwe (MK) in exile
… African economic complex and that the harsh fact of history and geography cannot be obliterated, for obvious … border incidents involving the South African…
ArticleBureau of State Security (BOSS)
… The telling of the history of South African Intelligence Agencies is somewhat … intelligence division of the South African Defence Force (SADF) . One of its…
ArticleCuba and the struggle for democracy in South Africa
… when Angola would achieve independence. Another SADF unit, called Foxbat, flew to Silva Porta, Savimbi’s … FNLA, Zairean mercenaries and South African…
ArticlePaper abstracts and biographies of speakers
… cuts up most of his time between playing music, studying history, writing, and engaging in radical education work. He … the failures of integration of those…
Liberation organisations
… End Conscription Campaign The South African Defense Force (SADF) claimed to be 'the protector of peace-loving people'. … and consisted of both white and…
Article1976-1983: Mass Democratic movements
Introduction
Biography of Heinz Klug by Ashley Rogers
… personal with [him].” [xvii] He began a masters in African history, but was a few months into this degree when the … be called up to serve in the South…
ArticleDefeat of the Liberation struggle
… as the terrorist threat. The South African Defence Force (SADF) engaged in a number of military incursions and …
ArticleMass Democratic movements, 1976-1983
… of state terrorism by the South African Defence Force (SADF) to Mozambique. Several raids targeting areas frequented … In March 1979, the South African…
The people armed, 1984-1990
… Photograph by Shadrack Nkomo © Bailey's African History Archive. Numerous factors characterised the … Force Headquarters and the South African Defence Force …
Biography of Baleka Mbete-Kgositsile by Brianna T. Hogg
… Mbete-Kgositsile has played a major and vital role in the history of South African politics and the impact that women … Peter. 1960. "Sharpeville Massacre."…
ArticleThe Conflict between the AZAPO and the UDF - popular violence in the 1980s and 1990s
… literature on this brutally violent chapter in the history of the liberation struggle focuses largely on the … unite different groups” (Seekings, Jeremy, The…
ArticleCongress of South African Students (COSAS)
… like. United Democratic Front logo. Source: South African History Online In 1983, the COSAS welcomed the formation of … it has been utterly scrapped, dumped…
Re-Emergence of Congress Activity 1980s
… became the scene of the most sustained uprising in the history of the country. Strike activity on the rise A strike … 89 injured. On 6 October, the South…
The Liberation Struggle in South Africa
… South African World Heritage Sites Land dispossession history of South Africa 19th century South Africa South … of Indians into the South African Defence…
Article1960 - 1994: Armed Struggle and Popular Resistance
… Force Headquarters and the South African Defence Force (SADF) Military Intelligence Headquarters in Pretoria on 20 May 1983 killed 19 and injured over 200…
ArticleuMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Timeline 1961-1990
… so on. 1979 The Year of the Spear, named in tribute to the history of unbroken resistance since the Battle of … Viljoen, Chief of the South African Defence…
ArticleMedu Art Ensemble
… Medu's position in Botswana became increasingly tenuous. SADF raids into Lesotho, Mozambique, and Swaziland, and … links with the liberation movement. On…
Apartheid - A Crime Against Humanity: The Unfolding of Total Strategy 1948-1989
… the Secretariat of the State Security Council of which the SADF was the primary functionary and the NIS provided the …
ArticleClassroom: Educational sites for learners and educators
… about the curriculum topics on Apartheid. BBC's history for Kids We highly recommend this link. The site … more | visit the website To compliment the South…
Armed struggle & the advancement of the student and labour movements, 1967-1976
… Morogoro Conference (1969) ushered in a new era in the history of the liberation struggle. It opened up membership … to deal with one of the most challenging…