| Description |
1 online resource (209 pages) |
| Contents |
Dedication; Foreword; Preface; chapter 1; Sentenced to death; chapter 2; Reflections on an early life; chapter 3; Pamphlets, slogans and Nelson Mandela; chapter 4; Opening blasts of a liberation war; chapter 5; And so to Mombasa; chapter 6; Journey to the UK; chapter 7; Tourists in London; chapter 8; Czechoslovakia; chapter 9; Getting down to training; chapter 10; Cover blown & and back to Prague; chapter 11; At last, Kongwa transit camp; chapter 12; Kongwa and the 'people's court'; chapter 13; The Czech contingent arrives; chapter 14; Swelling biscuits and World War II; chapter 15 |
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'In the name of the people' -- a death sentencechapter 16; A deadly experiment; chapter 17; More corruption & and worrying news; chapter 18; Waiting, planning and getting out; chapter 19; Surprise arrivals on the road to Nairobi; chapter 20; Name changes and refugee status; chapter 21; Zimbabwe, Wankie and looking to Europe; chapter 22; A roundabout route to Europe; chapter 23; Coming to terms with exile; Afterword; MK deaths in Zimbabwe incursions 1967/68; (Official ANC list); Major figures in a seven-year odyssey; Acknowledgements; Notes |
| Summary |
"When Amin Cajee left South Africa to join the liberation struggle he believed he had volunteered to serve 'a democratic movement dedicated to bringing down an oppressive and racist regime'. Instead, he writes, in this powerful and courageous memoir, 'I found myself serving a movement that was relentless in exercising power and riddled with corruption'. Fordsburg Fighter traces an extraordinary physical journey - from home in South Africa, to training in Czechoslovakia and the ANC's Kongwa camp in Tanzania to England. The book is both a significant contribution to opening up the hidden history of exile, and a documentation of Cajee's emotional odyssey from idealism to disillusionment."--Publisher description |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Cajee, Amin
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| SUBJECT |
Cajee, Amin fast |
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Umkhonto we Sizwe (South Africa) -- Biography
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African National Congress -- History
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African National Congress fast |
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Umkhonto we Sizwe (South Africa) fast |
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Political activists -- South Africa -- Biography
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Government, Resistance to -- South Africa
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Exiles -- South Africa -- Biography
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- Political Advocacy.
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Exiles
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Government, Resistance to
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Political activists
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South Africa -- History -- 1961-1994. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85125481
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| Subject |
South Africa
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781928346241 |
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1928346243 |
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