The mailing of the FREE NAMIBIA NOW! CAMPAIGN says the Washington Office on Africa (WOA) and Washington Office on Africa Educational Fund are placing the struggle for Namibian independence alongside the fight for comprehensive sanctions as a top priority for 1989; on April 1, 1989, the United Nations plan for Namibian independence, UN Resolution 435, will begin to be implemented as a result of the U.S.-mediated Angola-Namibia peace accords adopted December 22, 1988; the process for initiating independence for Namibia will culminate in elections on November 1, 1989 under United Nations supervision and "control." The mailing says the people of Namibia and the South West Africa People's Organization...
The mailing of the FREE NAMIBIA NOW! CAMPAIGN says the Washington Office on Africa (WOA) and Washington Office on Africa Educational Fund are placing the struggle for Namibian independence alongside the fight for comprehensive sanctions as a top priority for 1989; on April 1, 1989, the United Nations plan for Namibian independence, UN Resolution 435, will begin to be implemented as a result of the U.S.-mediated Angola-Namibia peace accords adopted December 22, 1988; the process for initiating independence for Namibia will culminate in elections on November 1, 1989 under United Nations supervision and "control." The mailing says the people of Namibia and the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO), the liberation movement of Namibia, will face enormous obstacles in their efforts to ensure free and fair elections due to the nature of the 1978 UN plan itself, several developments in Namibia and the United Nations during the past five months, and the colonial legacy of underdevelopment and poverty in Namibia. The mailing says a truly free and independent Namibia will be a severe blow against apartheid South Africa and will accelerate the struggle there. The mailing discusses travel to Namibia to observe the election process, material aid and money, UNTAG, media, Congress, and the repatriation of Namibian refugees and exiles. • Namibia Program of Action
