African Nationalist Movements

65 entries
Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA)
Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA)

Angola
Various leaders
Marxist-Leninist

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Rally for the Independence of Madagascar (RPM)
Rally for the Independence of Madagascar (RPM)

Madagascar
Didier Ratsiraka
Socialist, nationalist

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Rally of the Guinean People (RPG)
Rally of the Guinean People (RPG)

Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde
Alpha Condé
Social democracy

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Rally of the Togolese People (RPT)
Rally of the Togolese People (RPT)

Togo
Gnassingbé Eyadéma
Authoritarian, single-party rule (initi…

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Rassemblement Congolais pour la Démocratie (RCD)
Rassemblement Congolais pour la Démocratie (RCD)

Democratic Republic of the Congo
Supported by Rwanda
Rebel group with various factions

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South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO)
South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO)

Namibia
Various leaders
Socialist, anti-colonial

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Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A)
Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A)

South Sudan
John Garang
Varied, including socialist and nationa…

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Tanzania African National Union (TANU)
Tanzania African National Union (TANU)

Tanzania
Julius Nyerere
African socialism (Ujamaa)

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Union for Democracy and Progress (UNDP)
Union for Democracy and Progress (UNDP)

Congo (Kinshasa)
Étienne Tshisekedi
Social democracy

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Union of the Peoples of Cameroon (UPC)
Union of the Peoples of Cameroon (UPC)

Cameroon
Ruben Um Nyobé
Marxist-Leninist, nationalist

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Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF)
Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF)

Zimbabwe
Robert Mugabe, others
Marxist-Leninist, African nationalist

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Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU)
Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU)

Zimbabwe
Joshua Nkomo
Socialist, nationalist

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