Prospects for Communist Development in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Abstract

Focuses on socialism and its interpretation by African socialists and on Marxism-Leninism and its interpretation by Afro communist regimes. Communist parties in non-Afrocommunist countries and a comparison of African socialism and Afrocommunism are presented. The political, economic, and ideological steps that led to the consolidation of Marxist-Leninist policies and institutions are then examined for several Afrocommunist countries -- Congo, Benin, Madagascar, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Angola, and Ethiopia Discusses prospects for the emergence of Afrocommunist regimes in South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Namibia, as well as implications of Afrocommunism for the West. Includes a comparative time chart of Afrocommunist and African socialist developments for 13 countries.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA306604

Entities

People

  • Rachel Warner
  • Rita Byrnes

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Africa
  • Economic Systems
  • Employment
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Families (Human)
  • Governments
  • Labor Unions
  • Military Facilities
  • National Governments
  • National Politics
  • Personnel Management
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Political Systems
  • Saharan Africa
  • Terrorists
  • Three Dimensional
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • International Relations, focusing on Korea-Africa and North Korea-South Korea relations, and Nigeria-Latin American Relations.
  • Political Science/ International Relations/ European Studies