In the name of the people : Angola's forgotten massacre

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Title:

In the name of the people : Angola's forgotten massacre

Author:

Pawson, Lara.

ISBN:

9781780769059

9780857734709

Personal Author:

Pawson, Lara.

Publication Information:

London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2014.

Physical Description:

xvi, 271 p. : maps ; 22 cm.

Contents:

Part 1. Meeting Maria -- In the shadow of DISA -- The saboteurs, the parasites, the opportunists -- When normal things don't go normally -- Fascism was finished, socialism had begun -- Just like the movies -- The brother -- Sounds of microfiche -- Never meet your heroes -- Sent to Cuba -- Closing in on the kill -- Part 2. So many dragonflies -- Saved by a poet -- To Sambizanga -- The little red book -- Kilometre fourteen -- Cold War paradox -- Appearances -- A death camp -- Metamorphoses of the enemy -- On the beach -- How our heads are formed -- Part 3. Loose ends -- A Cuba connection.

Abstract:

Investigates the story of the small demonstration on May 27, 1977, that led to the massacre of thousands by the ruling MPLA party, in fear of a coup d'état. Based on interviews with witnesses, this book challenges assumptions about the MPLA, former President Agostinho Neto, political opposition in Angola, and Cuban involvement in the country.

Subject Term:

Massacres -- Angola -- History -- 20th century.

Geographic Term:

Angola -- History -- Attempted coup, 1977.

Angola -- Politics and government -- 1975-

Electronic Access:

Table of contents only http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1413/2014431692-t.html
Contributor biographical information http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1413/2014431692-b.html
Publisher description http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1413/2014431692-d.html

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Summary

On 27th May 1977, a small demonstration against the MPLA, the ruling party of Angola - led to the slaughter of thousands, if not tens of thousands, of people. These dreadful reprisals are little talked of in Angola today - and virtually unknown outside the country. In this book, journalist Lara Pawson tracks down the story of what really happened in the aftermath of that fateful day. In a series of vivid encounters, she talks to eyewitnesses, victims and even perpetrators of the violent and confusing events of the 27th May and the following weeks and months. From London to Lisbon to Luanda, she meets those who continue to live in the shadow of the appalling events of 40 years ago and who - in most cases - have been too afraid to speak about them before. As well as shedding light on the events of 1977, this book contributes to a deeper understanding of modern Angola - its people and its politics; past, present and future.