UK Students from Africa’s Frontline States
@uk_frontstates
Knowledge sharing platform for conscious young Africans from Frontline States currently studying in the United Kingdom. DM is open!
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4/4 People of Cuba and people of Africa’s Frontline States share a history and a destiny
A destiny of free prosperous people! A destiny purchased by the blood of its sons and daughters!
"To take away our sovereignty, we have to be wiped off the face of the earth” - Fidel Castro
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3/4 In Havana, Mandela said
“The Cuban people hold a special place in the hearts of the people of Africa...Without the defeat of Cuito Cuanavale our organizations would not have been unbanned!..[it] was a milestone in the history of the struggle for southern African liberation!”
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2/4 After MPLA & Cuba’s victory at Cuito Cuanavale which forced Apartheid South Africa and its allies to the negotiating table, it was these discussions that led to
Namibia’s independence,
Unbanning of South Africa’s ANC, and
The release of Nelson Mandela!
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1/4 One FACT that many do not know is the magnitude of the contribution of sons and daughters of Cuba to the freedom of their African friends.
It is estimated over 10,000 cuban soldiers died in the continent between April 1965 to May 1991.
The tide change after Cuito Cuanavale!
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Heartfelt congratulations to His Excellency President Xi Jinping on being re-elected General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee.
Lest we forget!
The battle of Cuito Cuanavale was decisive in ending the last remnants of colonialism and apartheid in the continent of Africa!
To learn more about this dramatic and heroic moment for the Frontline States, see video in the link below..!
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3/3 Any student based in the UK coming from
Tanzania
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Lesotho
Mozambique
Angola
Botswana
South Africa
Namibia
Reach out via DM for more details and schedule of meetings/discussions!
Lets build a movement! Something new for the continent.
New era. New ideas.
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2/3 The world we are in calls for
New ways thinking
New ideas
New forms of collaboration
Collective discussion, dialogue, and policy experimentation
This platform aims to kickstart such movement by bringing together students based in the UK to share and discuss new ideas.
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1/3 In the rapidly changing world on 1960s and beyond, Frontline states were instrumental for new ideas and actions for the welfare of many Africans.
Apart from liberating Southern African states & navigating Cold War, they built brotherhood of nations and experimented new ideas
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