South West Africa People's Organization

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The South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) is a Namibian political movement and former liberation group that led the struggle for independence from South African rule and later became the country’s dominant governing party.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf liberation movement ⓘ
political party ⓘ
abbreviationOf South West Africa People's Organization ⓘ
armedWing People's Liberation Army of Namibia ⓘ
becameRulingPartyOf Namibia ⓘ
becameRulingPartyYear 1990 ⓘ
country Namibia ⓘ
countryOfHeadquarters Namibia ⓘ
dominantSince 1990 ⓘ
firstPresidentOfParty Sam Nujoma ⓘ
flag SWAPO flag ⓘ
founded 1960 ⓘ
foundedIn South West Africa ⓘ
Windhoek ⓘ
governs Republic of Namibia ⓘ
linked to: Namibia
hasWomenWing SWAPO Party Women’s Council ⓘ
hasYouthWing SWAPO Party Youth League ⓘ
headquartersLocation Windhoek ⓘ
ideology African nationalism ⓘ
left-wing nationalism ⓘ
social democracy ⓘ
influencedConstitutionOf Namibia ⓘ
ledStruggleAgainst South African rule in Namibia ⓘ
ledStruggleFor Namibian independence ⓘ
legalStatusDuringApartheid banned organization in South Africa ⓘ
notableLeader Hage Geingob ⓘ
Hifikepunye Pohamba ⓘ
Sam Nujoma ⓘ
operatedInExileFrom Angola ⓘ
Zambia ⓘ
opposedBy South African Defence Force ⓘ
South African government ⓘ
participatedIn Namibian War of Independence ⓘ
participatesIn Namibian National Assembly elections ⓘ
politicalPosition centre-left ⓘ
predecessor Ovamboland People's Organization ⓘ
primarySupportBase Ovambo people ⓘ
recognizedAs sole legitimate representative of the Namibian people ⓘ
recognizedAsYear 1973 ⓘ
recognizedBy United Nations ⓘ
roleInIndependence principal liberation movement in Namibian War of Independence ⓘ
shortName SWAPO ⓘ
supportedBy Angola ⓘ
Cuba ⓘ
Frontline States ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ
transitionedFrom liberation movement to political party ⓘ

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South African Border War → mainBelligerent → South West Africa People's Organization ⓘ
Hage Geingob → memberOfPoliticalParty → SWAPO ⓘ
linked to: South West Africa People's Organization
Hage Geingob → participantIn → Namibian independence movement ⓘ
linked to: South West Africa People's Organization
Sam Nujoma → founderOf → SWAPO ⓘ
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Sam Nujoma → memberOf → SWAPO ⓘ
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Sam Nujoma → movement → Namibian independence movement ⓘ
linked to: South West Africa People's Organization
Hendrik Witbooi → influenced → Namibian independence movement ⓘ
linked to: South West Africa People's Organization
South African Border War → primaryBelligerent → South West Africa People's Organization ⓘ
subject linked to: Border War
South African Border War → mainOpposingForce → SWAPO ⓘ
subject linked to: Border War
linked to: South West Africa People's Organization
South African Defence Force → primaryOpponents → SWAPO ⓘ
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Hifikepunye Pohamba → memberOfPoliticalParty → SWAPO ⓘ
linked to: South West Africa People's Organization
Hifikepunye Pohamba → politicalParty → SWAPO ⓘ
linked to: South West Africa People's Organization
People's Liberation Army of Namibia → armedWingOf → South West Africa People's Organization ⓘ
People's Liberation Army of Namibia → armedWingOf → SWAPO ⓘ
linked to: South West Africa People's Organization
People's Liberation Army of Namibia → militaryBranchOf → SWAPO ⓘ
linked to: South West Africa People's Organization
People's Liberation Army of Namibia → associatedPoliticalOrganization → South West Africa People's Organization ⓘ
People's Liberation Army of Namibia → associatedPoliticalOrganization → SWAPO ⓘ
linked to: South West Africa People's Organization
South West Africa People's Organization → shortName → SWAPO ⓘ
linked to: South West Africa People's Organization
South West Africa People's Organization → predecessor → Ovamboland People's Organization ⓘ
linked to: South West Africa People's Organization
South West Africa People's Organization → abbreviationOf → South West Africa People's Organization ⓘ
South West Africa People's Organization → hasYouthWing → SWAPO Party Youth League ⓘ
linked to: South West Africa People's Organization
South African occupation of South West Africa → contestedBy → South West Africa People’s Organization ⓘ
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South African occupation of South West Africa → resistedBy → South West Africa People’s Organization ⓘ
linked to: South West Africa People's Organization
Battle of Cuito Cuanavale → associatedWith → SWAPO ⓘ
linked to: South West Africa People's Organization
Operation Protea → belligerent → SWAPO ⓘ
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Operation Protea → opponent → SWAPO ⓘ
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Cassinga raid → target → South West Africa People’s Organization ⓘ
linked to: South West Africa People's Organization
Cassinga raid → opponent → SWAPO ⓘ
linked to: South West Africa People's Organization
United Nations Transition Assistance Group → involvedParty → South West Africa People’s Organization ⓘ
linked to: South West Africa People's Organization