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Document 99 - Edwin T. Mofutsanyana, “All-African Convention: Masses Must Support It”, South African Worker, 9 January 1937
… attitude towards the Natives. The record of British and Boer Imperialism is too black and consistent for the Native …
Congo gains its independence from Belgium
… However, the new nation was soon embroiled in a civil war that resulted in the assassination of Lumumba. The conflict was exacerbated by the Cold War and by…
EventTanzania gains independence
… was briefly re-established until the outbreak of World War One. Following Germany's defeat, Britain administered the … as the 'Tanganyika' region. Following…
EventThe Berlin Airlift comes to an end
… The Berlin Airlift provided tons of supplies to war ravaged Berlin. Under the aid program known as the … on 12 May 1949, and the first great standoff of…
EventForces of the White Rhodesian regime (UDI) attack a nationalist guerrilla base in Mozambique
… Black nationalist political organizations. A civil war broke out between the military wings of ZANU and ZAPA and … struggle, commonly referred to as the…
EventRhodesian Prime Minister, Ian Smith, issues a Unilateral Declaration of Independence
… international scorn and sanctions. Following a bitter bush war with black nationalists, his government gave way to a new … of Zimbabwe. Defiant to the end,…
EventUnited Party MP for Benoni, D.G. Ross, dies in England after a long illness
… the greater part of his life. During the Second World War Ross served as an Officer in the Third Transvaal Scottish Regiment. After the war he devoted…
Speech on the Sixtieth Anniversary of the ANC, Lusaka by O. R. Tambo, 8 January 1972
… Act of Union which brought together erstwhile opponents - Boer and Briton - for the more intensive exploitation of the … And this enormous expenditure on…
My Spirit Is Not Banned - Introduction by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner
… On 31 May 1910, after negotiations between the white Boer Republics and Britain, an act passed in the British … working class. During the 1940s, as a result…
Introduction - My Spirit Is Not Banned by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner
… On 31 May 1910, after negotiations between the white Boer Republics and Britain, an act passed in the British … working class. During the 1940s, as a result…
EventHaile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia, warns the League of Nations that he is going to mobilise his forces after threats of invasion by Italy
… 1923. However, during the run up to the Second World War, Benito Mussolini, Italy's fascist dictator, dreamed … Still, like many after the bloodletting of…
ArchiveThe Trotskyist Groups in South Africa - A Retrospective View by Baruch Hirson (Encyclopedia of Trotskyism On-Line: Revolutionary History: Volume 4, No. 4, 1993, South Africa)
… seemed so promising before and during the Second World War? The Early Beginnings The Trotskyist groups in South … anti-Fascism, an unconditional support for…
EventEthiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, is captured by EPRDF rebels
… Mengistu Haile Mariam.Zinawi waged a successful rebel war against the forces of Mengistu and his appointment marked the end of years of civil war in the…
Document 130 - Communists in Conference: The 1943/44 National Conference of the Communist Party of South Africa
… warns, at this time too much emphasis is laid on the post-war period. "In spite of all the talk of our Government and … will not be able to find the solution…
EventJohn Thomas Baines, South African painter, traveller and writer, is born
… the Orange River . Baines recorded the Eighth Frontier War and became South Africa's first official war artist. Some years later, he returned to England,…
Working Life - Factories, Township and Popular Culture 1886 - 1940 - Protest and Resistence
… blacks in 1923. Economic effects of the World War In the period we are examining, a world event was having … on the economy of the Rand. In 1914, Britain…
Document 89 “People’s Front and the Cry for Unity in South Africa”, The Spark, 2, 4, April 1936
… of a broad "People's Front" to stop fascism and war, proclaimed by the Seventh Congress of the Communist … Peasants' Republic. A "broad" League against…
Statement by Reverend Gabriel Seteloane at the special meeting of the Special Committee against Apartheid in Atlanta to pay tribute to the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on the 50th anniversary of his birth, 16 January 1979
… knew and what we knew was that is where the Third World War is likely to be fought. Furthermore this Third World War being fought on South African ground is…
PlaceCentral African Republic
… Century were needed to crush their opposition. The Congo-War, a rebellion (1928–31) , was a widespread, though … former commanders of the anti-Balaka militia…
The End Conscription Campaign supports Philip Wilkinson
… white poster. Photograph of Philip Wilkinson - apartheid war resistor. ECC poster. …
Eritrea never kneel down
… War on Want poster. Title in black letters. Coloured …
EventThe Flag of the Union of South Africa is hoisted on Prince Edward Island
… Island covering an area of 47 square km. After World War II, Britain moved to incorporate both Prince Edward and … they realised that Islands could also…
EventGerman torpedoes sink the SS Mendoza close to Durban
… Later it was also used as a liner by the Ministry of War for transporting troops. Towards the end of October 1942 … submarine the U-178 built for service…
EventThe Rand Revolt strikers’ stronghold at Fordsburg Square falls to the government
… during a period of economic depression following World War I. After the war, mining companies were faced with rising costs and a fall …
EventHundreds of thousands of Hutus flee to Zaire
… the Arusha Peace Accords that had ended the civil war. The immediate consequence was a dispute over who would … Hutu leaders. While the genocide was ongoing,…
NUSAS focus on Angola: Dont mess with our fu
… NUSAS poster giving information and questioning the war in Angola. …
Apartheid stakeholders - where are they now?
… of security force special units, mercenaries and 'dogs of war'. In some cases their tentacles even extend into the …
Russian poster
… a white dove. Words in English 'disarmament', peace, no to war'. …
Other customers dont get free gifts
… Black, white and red poster. War on Want (W.O.W.) Campaign poster. Outline of map of South …
Che Maestro de la Guerra
… Fidel Castro and Che Guevarra. Artwork of Che. Artwork of war scenes. Poster number 2. …