South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) Collection

South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) Collection

Serebrov, Job

1973-2000

The South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO) collection includes correspondence, news articles, speeches, reports and documentation related to the Namibian fight for independence from South African rule. Items in this collection were created between 1973 and 2000.

South West Africa People’s Organization

Namibia--Politics and government--1946-1990

Democracy--Africa, Southern

National liberation movements--Namibia--History

1 box, 7 folders, 11 reels

Special Collections

MICROFILM

The Center for Research Libraries - SWAPO Documents of Dr. Peter Katjavivi

Reels # 1-11

1. Category 1: SWAPO Constitutions and Charters, Category 4: Speeches and Memoranda
2. Category 4: Speeches and Memoranda (Cont’d), Category 5: SWAPO Press Releases -1966-84
3. Category 5: SWAPO Press Releases - 1966-84 (Cont’d), Category 9: Print and Visual Projects
4. Category 10: Political Negotiations, Category 12: United States Issues
5. Category 13: Republic of South Africa Official…, Category 17: Women's Affairs
6. Category 18: SWAPO Public Information, Category 23: Miscellaneous
7. Category 24: SWAPO Public Information: Serials 24.a
8. Category 24: SWAPO Public Information: Serials 24.b
9. Category 24: SWAPO Public Information: Serials 24.c - 24.
10. Category 24: SWAPO Public Information Serials 24.f - 24.h
11. Category 24: SWAPO Public Information: Serials 24.i - 24j

DOCUMENTATION

Correspondence

1. Katjivena, U. E. (1990, June 12). Telefax sent to the Ministry of Home Affairs from Nidarkretsen Refugee Offices, Arendal, Norway, RE: Visa Application.
2. Visa for the Republic of South Africa. Issued to Uazuvara Ewald Katjivena, August 17, 1989.
3. Katjivena, U. E. (1993, October 20). Letter to Gwen and statement in response to the documentary “Please don’t help us” (aired on Norwegian State TV on October 5, 1993).
4. Tjonbarero, D. J. (1977, April 11). Letter from Daniel Tjonberero, former Publicity/Information Secretary and Deputy Chairman of SWAPO (photocopy).

General information, folder 1: SWAPO publications

5. “Why the name Namibia?” Pages 8,9, & 10 (2 copies, stains & smudges)
6. Central Committee of SWAPO. (1980). Two decades of heroic struggle: The twentieth anniversary of the founding of SWAPO, 1960-1980 (photocopy).
7. “Newstor Heita is back in SWAPO’s revolutionary fold.” (1984, July). SWAPO Information Bulletin (photocopy).

General information, folder 2: Government publications

8. International Institute of Human Rights. (1976, January 5-8). Dakar international conference on Namibia and human rights (photocopy).
9. Office of the United Nations Commissioner for Namibia. (n. d.). Basic Facts (photocopy).

General information, folder 3

10. Gordon, R. J. (1978). Variations in migration rates: The Ovambo case. Southern African Affairs, 3(3), p. 261-293 (photocopy).
11. Uys, S. (1999). SWAPO and the post independence era (photocopy). In Robert Rotberg, Namibia: Politial and economic prospects. David Philips, 1999.
12. SWAPO Department of Information and Publicity. (n.d.). SWAPO information on Namibian political prisoners (photocopy).
13. Roberts, A. (1980). The Rossing file: The inside story of Britain’s secret contract for Namibian uranium. Namibian Support Committee, London (photocopy).
14. The Namibian. (1999, June 4). Herero Heroes: A socio-political history of the Herero of Namibia, 1890-1923 [book review]. Retrieved from http://namibian.com.na/Netstories/Arts6-99/herero.htm
15. Daily Mail & Guardian Online. (1999, June 6). Deportee death raises questions but not debate. Retrieved from http://www.mg.co.za/mg/news/99jun1/3jun-deportee.html

News articles & press releases

16. Zunder, R. (1977, November 22). Folteropfer aus Namibia bat um asyl, in blitzaktion abgeschoben [Torture victims from Namibia asked for asylum, deported in lightning action]. Westfälische Rundschau. Germany.
17. News articles (1 page):
    • Bundesrepblik schlebt führendes SWAPO-mitglied ab [Bundesrepublik abducts leading SWAPO member]. (1977, November 21). Süddeutsche.
    • SWAPO Führer abgeschoben [SWAPO guide deported]. (1977, August 21). Frankfurter Allg.
    • Empörung über absehiebung [Indignation about deportation]. (1977, August 22). Frankfurter Allg.
    • SWAPO Mitglied aus NBW abgeschoben [SWAPO Member deported from NBW]. (1977, August 22). Waz.
    • SWAPO mitglied wurde abgeschoben [SWAPO member has been deported]. (1977, August 22). Rheinische Post.
    • Heuschen, S. A. (1977, August 23). Ausländerbehörde muβte handeln [Foreigners' authorities had to act]. Generalazeiger der Stadt Wuppertal.
    • Kritik an abschiebung eines SWAPO funktionärs [Criticism of deportation of a SWAPO functionary]. (1977, November 23). Süddeutsche.

18. van Rooyen, J. W. F. (1990, March 16). News release: Conciliation Board agreement between the Mine Workers Union of Namibia (MUN) and Rössing Uranium Limited. Windhoek, Namibia.
19. Press statement by the State President of the Republic of South Africa, Mr. F. W. de Klerk, Windhoek. (1990, March 22). (4 copies)
20. Luetzenkirchen, W. (1985, April 17). Behind the scene: What’s going on in refugee camps of the Namibian Liberation movement? Mannheimer Morgen, pp. S3. 
21. Republic of South Africa. (1985, June 17). South West Africa Constitution Act (39/1968): Establishment and powers of legislative and executive authority for territory of South West Africa, No. R. 101. 1985. Government Gazette, 240(9790), p. 1-24.
22. Lid, G. (1993, October 5). Respekt viktigere enn hjelp [Respect important than aid]. Agderposten.
23. Ntinda, A. & Nampa. (2000, June 11). “Hunt down UNITA bandits, enough is enough,” Pres Nujoma orders. Namibia Today, 1(29), p.1.

Reports

24. SWAPO Guides, the people decide [photocopy of booklet]. (n.d.)
25. Codeo of Conduct of SWAPO Youth League [photocopy of booklet]. (1979, July 5).
26. Katjavivi, P. H. (1973, October 15). Report on talks between SWAPO and the governments of West Germany and Netherlands on the 10^th and 11^th September, 1973. South West Africa People’s Organization, London.
27. The Namibian Delegation. (1973, September 10). Aide memoir presented to Dr. Pieter Koojmans, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, by the Namibian Delegation on the 10^th September, 1973 in The Hague.

Speeches and addresses

28. de Klerk, F. W. (1990, March 20). Speech by the State President of South Africa, Mr. F. W. de Klerk on the occasion of the Independence of Namibia, Windhoek, 20 March 1990. (4 photocopies)
29. (1990, March 20). Statement by the Secretary General at the independence celebrations, Windhoek, 20 March, 1990. (2 photocopies)
30. Mubarak, H. (ca. 1990, March 20). Speech in celebration of the independence of Namibia. (3 photocopies)
31. Nujoma, S. (1990, March 21). Inaugural speech by His Excellency, Sam Nujoma, President of the Republic of Namibia, Windhoek, 21^st March, 1990. (2 photo copies)
32. Nujoma, S. (1990, March 21). Address to the nation on Independence Day by His Excellency, Sam Nujoma, President of the Republic of Namibia, 21 March 1990, Windhoek, Namibia. (2 photocopies)

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Collection

This collection is available for viewing at D. W. Reynolds Library, Archives and Special Collections.

This collection was donated to the college in 2006 by Mr. Job Serebrov.

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L. Stacey

2016-10-19

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Donation

2006-06-12

D. W. Reynolds Library, Philander Smith College

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