Etiqueta: South Africa

  • Angola and Mozambique: Proxy Wars in the Cold War

    This content explores the historical context and complexities of apartheid and settler colonialism in Southern Africa, highlighting key figures like Nelson Mandela. It details the struggles of local liberation movements, Cold War dynamics, and international pressures that led to the eventual dismantling of apartheid, culminating in South Africa’s democratic elections in 1994.

  • The Horn of Africa in the Cold War

    This content explores the historical context and complexities of apartheid and settler colonialism in Southern Africa, highlighting key figures like Nelson Mandela. It details the struggles of local liberation movements, Cold War dynamics, and international pressures that led to the eventual dismantling of apartheid, culminating in South Africa’s democratic elections in 1994.

  • Southern Africa and Settler Power

    This content explores the historical context and complexities of apartheid and settler colonialism in Southern Africa, highlighting key figures like Nelson Mandela. It details the struggles of local liberation movements, Cold War dynamics, and international pressures that led to the eventual dismantling of apartheid, culminating in South Africa’s democratic elections in 1994.

  • The X of Apartheid

    During Apartheid in South Africa, an X marked Indigenous homes for demolition, later becoming a symbol of resistance. In the 1988 elections, anti-apartheid groups protested, viewing the X on ballots as a mark of illegitimate participation. This historic symbol re-emerged when Elon Musk rebranded Twitter to X, prompting user resistance.

  • La X del Apartheid

    Durante el Apartheid de Sud Africa, las autoridades solían marcar con una X las casas de los nativos a demoler para construir casas para blancos. Con el tiempo, la X se convirtió en símbolo de resistencia, significando “Somos los marcados”. En las elecciones municipales de octubre de 1988, el sindicato Congress of South African Trade…

  • Mohandas Gandhi

    BOOKS THE INNER VOICE Gandhi’s real legacy. by Pankaj Mishra Mohandas Gandhi was the twentieth century’s most famous advocate of nonviolent politics. But was he also its most spectacular political failure? The possibility is usually overshadowed by his immense and immensely elastic appeal. Even Glenn Beck recently claimed to be a follower, and Gandhi’s example has…