CELEBRATION OF INDEPENDENCE OF GUINEA BISSAU

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Creator

Southern African Support Committee

Place Created

Iowa City, Iowa, United States

Date

Undated, about October or early November 1973

Type of Item

Leaflet

Length/duration

1 page

Description

Leaflet advertising an event at the United Church of Christ on November 18 with an African meal, speaker Sharfudine Khan, the movie "A Luta Continua," music, and discussion. The leaflet says Guinea Bissau declared independence from Portugal on September 24 by a 120-person National People's Assembly meeting in Guinea. The leaflet says Sharfudine Khan, representative to the United Nations for FRELIMO (Mozambique Liberation Front), will speak about the significance of the declaration of independence by P.A.I.G.C. to other independence movements in the Portuguese colonies. Sponsors include the Southern Africa Support Committee and the Black American Law Students Association. The leaflet mentions...

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Organization

Southern Africa Support Committee (Iowa City)

Coverage Africa

Guinea-Bissau
Mozambique
Lusophone Africa

Language

English

Digital Format

text/pdf

Collection

Brenda Randolph Africa archive, Michigan State University Libraries Special Collections