pic7805. International Anti-Apartheid Year demonstration

pic7805. International Anti-Apartheid Year demonstration

Thousands marched through central London on 21 October 1978 to mark  International Anti-Apartheid Year. They protested against the massacre of Zimbabwean refugees in Zambia by white Rhodesian security forces and called for international sanctions against the Rhodesian and South African regimes. At a rally in Trafalgar Square, Angolan ambassador, Luis de Almeida, pledged solidarity with freedom fighters in Namibia, Zimbabwe and South Africa.

Category: 1970s
Copyright: Morning Star
Holding Institution: AAM Archive, Bodleian Library
Catalogue: MSS AAM 2407
Date/Year: 1978