It is bordered by angola to the north, zambia to the northeast, botswana to the east, south africa to the southeast and south, and the atlantic ocean to. The role the liberation committee of the organisation of african unity oau played in namibia s liberation struggle has only been addressed in any depth in an unpublished and very littleknown paper, which drew upon the liberation committee archive in dar es salaam to present an argument highly critical of the committee. It includes chapters on namibian women prior to the emergence of the anticolonial struggle, namibian women in the protest movement, the role of namibian women in the national liberation struggle, and independence and reconstruction. Swapo, namibias liberation struggle and the organisation. The image on the left is of a namibian diamond worker. The biggest challenge, which faced the postcolonial state in namibia, was that of creating conducive conditions to promote peace and stability. Namibian women in the struggle for national liberation. The war on the border of south west africa namibia and angola. Comparing the namibian and south african liberation. Burnett studied creative writing at ucla before entering the universitys graduate film program.
The struggle for liberation tells the rise to power of samuel nujoma carl lumbly, a prominent leader in namibia s struggle for independence from south africa, and that. Rowdy youth identified as children of the liberation struggle went on the rampage on monday night blocking the road between the monte christo service station and okahandja park before throwing. Freedom and independence in namibia was achieved at a high price. Programme to combat racism south west africa peoples organization swapo profile of swapo put together by the world council of churches with the help of ruth first. The title, the struggle for liberation in namibia is typed diagonally across the cover between both images. Germanys rule over south west africa ended with the first world war and in 1919 the.
The image on the right is of swapo president sam nujoma. In namibia and many other southern african countries, the issue of land was probably the single most important driving force for the struggle for national liberation. Professional historiography is a post1960 development in the country, and the political events of. Nampa namibia s independence did not come without tears and fears. The pamphlet is white with black text and features two images on the cover. The liberation struggle for namibia london, 1981, which illustrates the point. The struggle for liberation movie synopsis and info. Minorities in independent namibia minority rights group. The struggle for independence intensified and continued until south africa agreed in 1988 to end its apartheid administration. This will not play on most bluray players sold in north america, central america, south america, japan, north korea, south korea, taiwan, hong kong and southeast asia.
Information in the namibian national liberation struggle. The struggle for liberation, 2007, directed by charles burnett, with carl lumbly, danny glover, joel haikali, at turner classic movies. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. This fourpage pamphlet discusses the struggle for liberation in namibia. The south african border war, also known as the namibian war of independence, and sometimes denoted in south africa as the angolan bush war, was a largely asymmetric conflict that occurred in namibia then south west africa, zambia, and angola from 26 august 1966 to 21 march 1990. The term social challenges refer to an array of procedural difficulties that the namibian cls face in the family, community and broader public environment. The history of namibia has passed through several distinct stages from being colonised in the. The social and economic challenges of the namibian. Geographically, namibia is made up of savannah, dry scrub land, as well as the kalahari and the namib deserts. In marked contrast, the anticolonial struggle by the liberation. This document was prepared for the united nations educational scientific and cultural organization unesco by the swapo womens council. Germanys apology for wwi namibia genocide still hasnt come.
The struggle for liberation is a 2007 epic film on the namibian independence struggle against south african occupation as seen through the life of lot ipinge, the leader of the south west africa peoples organisation and the first president of the republic of namibia. Explorer, missionary, trader, conqueror, and settler sources are neither comprehensive, notable for accuracy, nor unbiased. The namibian struggle for independence 1966 1990 a. An introduction to namibias postcolonial political culture. The struggle for liberation is a 2007 epic film on the namibian independence struggle against south african occupation as seen through the life of sam nujoma, the leader of the southwest africa peoples organisation and the first president of the republic of namibia. The struggle for liberation 2008 the defeat of the south african army in 1987 leads to the separation of the country. Namibia, the struggle for liberation moleah, alfred t. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing namibia.
Namibia became a sovereign nation on 21 march 1990, following a 23year struggle to achieve freedom from south african rule. The defeat of the south african army in 1987 leads to the separation of the country. Its isolated geographic position limited contact with the outside world until the 19th century. One of them was august bebel, the chairman of the same political party of which i am a member. The project was jointly funded by the federal republic of germany and the. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Pdf reexamining liberation in namibia researchgate.
Ufolike creature may be worlds longest ocean animal the new york times. Language, english afrikaans oshiwambo otjiherero german. We use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. Charles burnett is a writerdirector whose work has received extensive honors. The liberation struggle for namibia london, 1981, which illustrates the point of swapo being th e result of the circumstan ces in the oshiwambospeaking areas and the experiences. Namibia at independence undertook the resolution to address the skewed nature of land ownership and land distribution. The author has previous elaborated a model that incorporates information and communication activity by both contestants in such struggles, at their command centres, in the field and in the media. The struggle for liberation there is a fine film to be made about the battle for independence waged and won by namibians against south africa. Pamphlet titled the struggle for liberation in namibia. Msn new zealand latest news, hotmail, outlook, photos. After democratic elections were held in 1989, namibia became an independent state on march 21, 1990.
The concepts social and economic and the namibian children of the liberation struggle are resurfacing in namibia s current national development issues. Even after acknowledging the namibia genocide of wwi, germany still hasnt. Civilian casualties in the namibian liberation struggle. The namibian struggle for independence 1966 1990 a historical background during the 1960s most of africas countries had gained independence except for namibia. Read information in the national liberation struggle. More than 30 years of armed liberation struggle created mistrust, conflict and hatred among the namibian people.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing paff. Although the south west african peoples organization swapo was the clear leader in the liberation struggle 3 and is now a strong. The caprivi strip in namibia gave germany access to the zambezi river and. Firstly, however, some more general aspects and issues related to processes of political transformation under liberation movements in southern africa are raised. The namibian liberation struggle against south african rule, 19661990, can be looked at as an information war rather than a military conflict. In the german parliament, bebel condemned the oppression of the herero in the strongest terms and honoured their uprising as a just struggle for liberation. This essay is a preliminary attempt to compare the ways in which the liberation struggles in namibia and south africa have been memorialised, both in nonfiction writing about the two struggles and in monuments, memorials and museums. This introductory chapter highlights trends in the postcolonial political culture that are emerging under swapo in namibia.