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SADF soldier, Rundu
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Subject
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Namibia--History, Military--20th century, Soldiers--Namibia--Rundu
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Description
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South African Defence Force (SADF) soldier, Rundu, Kavango. Rundu was the second-most militarised area of the border zone, after the more densely populated Owambo to the east.
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Identifier
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islandora:6939
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Destruction of the outer palisade of a home by casspirs
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Namibia--History, Military--20th century, Armored personnel carriers
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Destruction of the outer palisade of a home by casspirs, an armoured personnel carrier that is protected from landmines, as a result of fighting between SWAPO and the South West African Police Counter-Insurgency Unit (SWAPOL-COIN), also known as Koevoet, in the Omundudu area.
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Identifier
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islandora:6985
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Willie Amutenya leading children in a dance
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Subject
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Cassinga (Angola)--History, Angola--History, Military--20th century, People with disabilities, Political prisoners--Namibia--Mariental
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Willie Amutenya leading children in a dance. Willie Amutenya was captured at the Vietnam Camp, 50 km from the Namibian border, on the same day as the Cassinga attack in 1978 and held for years at Keikanachab prison, Mariental. The Battle of Cassinga, Cassinga Raid or Kassinga Massacre was a controversial South African airborne attack on a SWAPO refugee camp and military base at the former town of Cassinga, Angola on 4 May 1978.
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Identifier
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islandora:6953
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Lesotho Highlands
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Herders--Lesotho, Cattle--Lesotho, Children--Lesotho, Boys--Lesotho, Lesotho--Social conditions--20th century, The Cordoned Heart
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A herd boy on a hillside, with cattle.
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Identifier
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islandora:5767
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Soldiers transported in trucks, Rundu
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Namibia--History, Military--20th century, Transportation, Soldiers--Namibia--Rundu
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Soldiers transported in trucks, Rundu, Kavango. Rundu was the second-most militarised area of the border zone, after the more densely populated Owambo to the east.
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Identifier
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islandora:6940
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Lesotho Highlands
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Informal sector (Economics)--Lesotho, Women--Lesotho, Lesotho--Social conditions--20th century, The Cordoned Heart
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Women returning from a day's journey to a trading store.
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Identifier
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islandora:5766
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Child with a spent flare
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Subject
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Namibia--History, Military--20th century, Namibia--Rural conditions, Himba (African people)--Namibia
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A spent flare becomes a toy, Ruacana.
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Identifier
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islandora:6966
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Employment Bureau of Africa, Maseru
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Subject
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Employment agencies--Lesotho, Unemployment--Lesotho, Men--Lesotho, Lesotho--Social conditions--20th century, The Cordoned Heart
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Men applying for work at the Employment Bureau of Africa.
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Identifier
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islandora:5768
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Tears at election results
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Subject
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Angola--Social conditions, Dwellings--Angola--Luanda, Luanda (Angola)--Social life and customs--20th century,
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For the first time in Angola's history, a multi-party election was held in September, 1992 in an attempt to bring the 17 year Civil War to an end. John Liebenberg's landlady cries at the result. The ruling Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola (MPLA) won, leading União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola (UNITA) to reject the election and resume the civil war.
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Identifier
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islandora:7054
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Fortified tower
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Subject
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Military bases--Namibia, Namibia--History, Military--20th century
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Description
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Fortified tower.
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Identifier
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islandora:6957
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Cassinga Day memorial service, Community Centre, Katutura
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Cassinga (Angola)--History, Angola--History, Military--20th century, Memorial service--Namibia--Katutura
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Description
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Cassinga Day memorial service, Community Centre, Katutura. The Battle of Cassinga, Cassinga Raid or Kassinga Massacre was a controversial South African airborne attack on a SWAPO refugee camp and military base at the former town of Cassinga, Angola on 4 May 1978.
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Identifier
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islandora:6954