Communist Actors in African Decolonial Transitions : Comparative Perspectives.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fonseca, Helder Adegar.

Contributor:

Fonseca

Series:

Dialectics of the Global Series

Dialectics of the Global Series ; v.22

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Decolonization.

Communism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (374 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Basel/Berlin/Boston : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2025.

Summary:

In the long and protracted process of decolonization in sub-Saharan Africa (1957-1994), three key moments in the transitions from colonial/white-ruled states to independent majority-ruled states can be identified: 1957-1965, 1974-1980, and 1988-1994.

Contents:

Intro

On the Series

Contents

1 Introduction

Part I: Beginnings

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Introduction

2 The French and Italian Communist Parties, West Africa, and Congo: Solidarity and Cooperation Networks

1 French and Italian Communists and Networks in Africa

2 The Workers' University and Trade Union Networks

3 The Role of the French Communists in Cultural Cooperation

4 Western Communists and Progressive Parties in West Africa

5 Relations with Armed Liberation Movements

6 Communist Lawyers and Solidarity Networks in Africa

7 Conclusion

3 The USSR and Socialist Projects in East Africa in the 1960s

2 Why the USSR was Keen on Socialist Construction in Africa

3 Zanzibar

4 Kenya

5 Tanzanian Socialism - Ujamaa

6 Uganda

7 General Considerations and Conclusions

4 Moscow in Search of Political Alliances and Partners: Botswana and Lesotho in the 1960s and Early 1970s

2 Politics of Botswana and Lesotho on the Eve of the Declaration of Independence in 1966

3 The Attitude of Moscow and South African Communists to the Independence of Botswana and Lesotho

4 Kenneth Koma and the Botswana National Front in the Struggle for Moscow's Sympathy

5 Soviet Union and Lesotho after 1966

6 Conclusions

5 Testing for "Genuine Revolutionary Leadership": China's Support of Liberation Struggles in Congo and Angola (1960-1966)

2 Starting from Scratch: Tragedy in Congo

3 Mao's Radical Discourse of "World Revolution"

4 A Search for "Genuine Revolutionary Leadership"

5 Competing for Influence: Schisms of Angolan Liberation Movements

6 Conclusion

6 Soviet and Chinese Perspectives on Coups in Africa in the 1960s

2 Algeria, 1965

3 Ghana, 1966

4 Nigeria, 1966-1970

5 Conclusion

Part II: Turning Points.

Introduction

7 Communists as Agents of Decolonization in Angola's Transition to Independence (1974-1977)

1 The MPLA, "Portuguese Friends", and an Exclusive Transfer of Power

2 "Internationalist Friends" and the Seizure of Power

3 Conclusion: A Non-Democratic, Afrocommunist Outcome

8 Institutionalized Internationalism: Cuba, Angola, Ethiopia and the Socialist World (1975-1990)

1 Cuban Internacionalismo and the Socialist World System

2 Ethiopia

3 Angola

4 Types of "Internationalists"

5 The Selection Process

6 Numbers and the Question of Remuneration

7 Political and Economic Interest

8 Cuban Political Interventions

9 The Cuban Governance Structures on the Ground

10 "Internationalism" put into Personal Practice: Interactions and Entanglements

11 Which Internationalism did Cuban Internacionalistas Represent?

9 Similar but Different: Czechoslovakia in Angola and Mozambique

1 The Start of Official Contacts

2 Political Cooperation

3 Trade Cooperation

4 The Dispatch of Czechoslovak Experts

Part III: Endings and Comparisons

10 Communist Actors in Decolonization Processes: Namibia and South Africa Contrasted

1 The First Phase of the Two Armed Struggles

2 The Turning Point in the Two Struggles, 1975-1978

3 The Last Phase in the Two Struggles, 1988-1994

4 Concluding Reflections

11 Soviet Public Engagements with the ANC: Disillusionments and Pressures

1 Context

2 South Africa and the Soviet Public before Perestroika

3 Media Exchanges

4 Personal Encounters

5 "Friendship Societies"

12 Communist Support for the Liberation Struggle in Namibia: Diverging Visions and Practices

1 Mapping Communist Solidarities: Visions and Practices

2 SWAPO and Communists.

3 Visions of Socialist Solidarities with SWAPO: Cuba, East Germany, and Italian Communists

4 Conclusions

13 Warmongering and Worldmaking: North Korean Diplomacy, African Decolonization, and the Pyongyang Conference of 1987

1 North Korean Diplomacy and African Decolonization

2 The Non-Aligned Movement and Diplomatic Competition

3 The Pyongyang Conference for South-South Cooperation

4 Remaking the Global Order

14 Communist Actors in African Decolonial Transitions: Concluding Reflections

List of Illustrations

List of Abbreviations

Contributors

Index.

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ISBN:

3-11-155625-5

9783111556253

OCLC:

1581929038