Barotseland independence activists

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Barotseland independence activists are a political and social movement advocating for the self-determination and restoration of sovereignty of the Barotseland region, primarily in western Zambia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political movement ⓘ
social movement ⓘ
advocateFor independence of Barotseland from Zambia ⓘ
restoration of Barotseland sovereignty ⓘ
self-determination of Barotseland ⓘ
allege marginalization of Barotseland by Zambian state ⓘ
underdevelopment of Barotseland region ⓘ
violation of Barotseland Agreement 1964 ⓘ
arguesThat Barotseland Agreement 1964 was unilaterally abrogated by Zambia ⓘ
associatedWith Barotse National Council ⓘ
Barotse Royal Establishment ⓘ
Barotseland Independence Movement ⓘ
Barotseland National Freedom Alliance ⓘ
Barotseland National Youth League ⓘ
Linyungandambo ⓘ
claimsBasedOn Barotseland Agreement 1964 ⓘ
contend Barotseland has distinct historical and legal status from rest of Zambia ⓘ
linked to: Barotseland region
demand greater regional autonomy if independence not granted ⓘ
recognition of Barotseland as a separate state ⓘ
referendum on Barotseland status ⓘ
engageWith African regional bodies ⓘ
United Nations human rights mechanisms ⓘ
ethnicBase Lozi people ⓘ
face arrests by Zambian authorities ⓘ
prosecution for treason or sedition ⓘ
restrictions on public gatherings ⓘ
frameCauseAs decolonization issue ⓘ
human rights issue ⓘ
self-governance issue ⓘ
goal peaceful resolution of Barotseland question ⓘ
historicalContext former Barotseland Protectorate under British rule ⓘ
operatesIn Barotseland ⓘ
linked to: Barotseland Kingdom
operatesPrimarilyIn western Zambia ⓘ
opposes Zambian central government control over Barotseland ⓘ
regionOfActivity Western Province, Zambia ⓘ
parts of North-Western Province, Zambia ⓘ
parts of Southern Province, Zambia ⓘ
seeks international recognition of Barotseland ⓘ
restoration of Barotseland autonomy ⓘ
support Barotse Royal Establishment’s traditional authority ⓘ
use community meetings ⓘ
online campaigns ⓘ
petitions to international organizations ⓘ
usesMethod international lobbying ⓘ
legal challenges ⓘ
peaceful protest ⓘ
political advocacy ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Barotseland → hasMovement → Barotseland independence activists ⓘ
subject linked to: Barotseland region
Barotseland independence activists → associatedWith → Barotseland Independence Movement ⓘ
linked to: Barotseland independence activists