Sweden and National Liberation in Southern Africa: Formation of a popular opinion (1950-1970)In 1969, the Swedish parliament endorsed a policy of direct assistance to the liberation movements in Southern Africa. Sweden thus became the first Western country to enter into a relationship with organizations that elsewhere in the West were shunned as 'Communist' or 'terrorist'. This book traces the background to the relationship. Presenting the actors and the factors behind the support to MPLA of Angola, FRELIMO of Mozambique, SWAPO of Namibia, ZANU and ZAPU of Zimbabwe and ANC of South Africa, it addresses the question why Sweden established those close relations with the very movements that eventually would assume state power in their respective countries. The second volume (appearing in late 1999) will discuss how the support was expressed, covering the period from 1970 to 1994. |
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LIST OF ACRONYMS | 9 |
Objectives | 22 |
Trade Unions and the Cooperative Movement | 35 |
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action active addition Anders Angola apartheid appeared assistance August became beginning boycott campaign Church close colonies Communist conference congress contacts contributed Council countries critical Dagens Nyheter December decision direct discussed early economic established example favour February Foreign Affairs formed FRELIMO humanitarian important independence initiative Institute interview involved issue January Johansson Joshua Nkomo July June largely later leader leading Letter Liberal Party liberation movements London major March meeting Minister Ministry for Foreign mission Mondlane Mozambique MPLA Namibia nationalist Nordic November October official Olof opinion organizations political Portugal Portuguese position present President published question refugee regarding relations representative Rhodesia Secretary September SIDA situation Social Democratic Party solidarity South Africa Committee Southern Africa Stockholm struggle SWAPO Sweden Swedish government trade Union United Nations University Uppsala Wästberg youth ZANU ZAPU Zimbabwe