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Azanian

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A·za·ni·a  (-zn-)
South Africa. In the apartheid era, the term was often used by Black African nationalists.

A·zani·an adj. & n.

Azanian [əˈzɑːnɪən əˈzɑːnjən]
n
(Social Science / Peoples) a native or inhabitant of Azania (another name used esp by many Black political activists for South Africa)
adj
(Placename) of or relating to Azania


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The attack was ordered by Letlapa Mphahlele, at the time operations commander of the Azanian People's Liberation Army.
Speakers at the rally represented a number of the constituent PAG organizations, including the African National Congress (ANC)'s Ebrahim Ebrahim (chairperson of the parliamentary portfolio committee on foreign affairs), Mazibuko Jara of the South African Communist Party (SACP), Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) vice president Joyce Pekana, Pandelani Nefolovodwe of Azanian Peoples Organization (Azapo), and Thembisa Fakude of the Palestine Solidarity Committee.
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