AFRICAN LIBERATION LEADER TO VISIT MADISON

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Creator

Madison Area Committee on Southern Africa

Place Created

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Date

December 1, 1972

Type of Item

Press Release

Length/duration

2 pages

Description

The press release discusses the decision by the United Nations General Assembly to admit as official observers representatives of African liberation movements fighting against Portuguese colonial rule. On December 9, Gil Fernandes, one of the leaders of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC), will speak at the University United Methodist Church in Madison. Sponsors include the Afro-American Community Services Center, International Club, Madison Area Committee on Southern Africa, Movement for Political and Economic Democracy, Third World Unity Group, and Wisconsin Student Association. Portugal's colonial war in Guinea, as in Angola and Mozambique, is sustained...

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Organization

Madison Area Committee on Southern Africa

Coverage Africa

Angola
Mozambique
Guinea-Bissau

Language

English

Digital Format

text/pdf

Rights Management

Used by permission of David Wiley and William Minter, former members of Madison Area Committee on Southern Africa.

Collection

William Minter papers, Michigan State University Library Special Collections