ANTI-MERCENARY PETITION TO THE HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE ON AFRICA

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Creator

Committee of Concerned Citizens on Mercenary Activities

Place Created

Denver, Colorado, United States

Date

Undated, about March 1980

Type of Item

Petition

Length/duration

1 page

Description

The petition says the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity (OAU) have condemned mercenarism as a crime against humanity and as a weapon against peoples struggling for self-determination. Despite the recent black majority election victory in Zimbabwe, significant numbers of American nationals serving as mercenaries are continuing their fortune-hunting and killing in neighboring African States, especially Namibia and South Africa. The petition calls on the House Subcommittee on Africa to convene an investigation of U.S. mercenary activity to determine whether Soldier of Fortune magazine and its associates are aiding and abetting illegal activities. [Note on date: The election in...

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Organization

Committee of Concerned Citizens on Mercenary Activities

Coverage Africa

Namibia
South Africa
Zimbabwe

Language

English

Digital Format

text/pdf

Rights Management

Used by permission of Robert Schware, a former member of the Committee of Concerned Citizens on Mercenary Activities.

Collection

Private collection of David Wiley and Christine Root