Angola Solidarity Coalition
Angola Solidarity Coalition
Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Duration: Unknown, existed in 1976
The Angola Solidarity Coalition was formed under the leadership of African students and faculty in the Boston area. The Angola Solidarity Coalition supported the MPLA in the war in Angola and opposed the intervention of the United States and South Africa. Leaders of the group included people from Zaire (now Democratic Republic of Congo) and Tanzania...
The Angola Solidarity Coalition was formed under the leadership of African students and faculty in the Boston area. The Angola Solidarity Coalition supported the MPLA in the war in Angola and opposed the intervention of the United States and South Africa. Leaders of the group included people from Zaire (now Democratic Republic of Congo) and Tanzania and many students from Eritrea. Organizations that were affiliated with the Angola Solidarity Coalition included African Students for Angolan Liberation, Boston Community School, Boston Committee for Panamanian Sovereignty, Cambridge Tenants Organizing Committee, Committee of Palestinians in New England, Eritreans for Liberation in North America, Friends of the Filipino People, Forward Motion, Guardian, International Socialists, Massachusetts Alliance against Racist and Political Repression, New American Movement, Prairie Fire Organizing Committee, Southern Africa Solidarity Committee, Somerville Tenants Union, Youth Against War and Fascism, Young Workers Liberation League, and Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. (Source: Alan Zaslavsky, Richard Clapp, and Angola Solidarity Coalition documents on this website.)
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