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Mukwahepo : women soldier mother /

In 1963 Mukwahepo left her home in Namibia and followed her fiance across the border into Angola. They survived hunger and war and eventually made their way to Tanzania. There, Mukwahepo became the first woman to undergo military training with SWAPO. For nine years she was the only woman in SWAPO�...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Namhila, Ellen Ndeshi
Corporate Author: Archives of Anti-Colonial Resistance and the Liberation Struggle (Namibia)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Windhoek : University of Namibia Press, [2013]
Series:UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Introduction; Woman; 1. LIFE-CHANGING WORDS; 2. THE JOURNEY INTO EXILE; Soldier; 3. MILITARY TRAINING INKONGWA; Mother; 4. ZAMBIA; 5. ANGOLA; 6. THE COMING OFINDEPENDENCE; Mukwahepo; 7. RETURNING HOME; 8. LIFE IN INDEPENDENTNAMIBIA; About the Author; Acknowledgements; Back cover.