On SWAPO’s Socialism: Socialist Ideology and Practice during the Namibian Struggle for Independence, 1960 to 1989
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24 novembre 2021
- doi: 10.4000/books.editionsmsh.51515
- isbn: 9782735126989
- eisbn: 9782735126996
https://www.openedition.org/12554 , info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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Jakob Zollmann, « On SWAPO’s Socialism: Socialist Ideology and Practice during the Namibian Struggle for Independence, 1960 to 1989 », Éditions de la Maison des sciences de l’homme, ID : 10.4000/books.editionsmsh.51515
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From 1919, Namibia was ruled by South African administrators adamantly opposed to any socialist thought. Since independence in 1990, Namibia has generally been considered as one of the shining examples of a market-oriented, multi-party democracy in Africa. Hence the question is whether Namibia can be considered as being a part of a history of “socialism in Africa.” The dominant political party since 1990, the South West Africa People’s Organisation (SWAPO) of Namibia, was also the dominant po...