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The Uhuru Movement (pronounced /ʊhʊrʊ/, the Swahili word for "freedom"[1]) is an American socialist, Pan-Africanist movement founded in 1972 and led by the African People's Socialist Party (APSP),[2] whose chairman is Omali Yeshitela. It is centered on the theory of African internationalism, which it says provides a historical materialist explanation for the social and economic conditions of African people worldwide.
Leaders of the Uhuru Movement, including its chairman Omali Yeshitela, have been convicted in U.S. federal court of conspiring to act as foreign agents of the Russian government.[3] The Uhuru movement leaders conspired with Aleksandr Ionov, a Russian agent under the direction of the Federal Security Service (FSB) to spread pro-Russian propaganda, interfere in U.S. elections, and sow social divisions in the United States.[4][5]
- ^ Standard Swahili-English Dictionary, Frederick Johnson. Oxford University Press (1951), pp. 138, 491.
- ^ "African People's Socialist Party-USA - History". Asiuhuru.org. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
- ^ "St. Petersburg Uhurus guilty of conspiracy, not guilty of acting as Russian agents". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
- ^ "Black rights activists convicted of conspiracy, not guilty of acting as Russian agents". AP News. 2024-09-12. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
- ^ "Office of Public Affairs | U.S. Citizens and Russian Intelligence Officers Charged with Conspiring to Use U.S. Citizens as Illegal Agents of the Russian Government | United States Department of Justice". www.justice.gov. 2023-04-18. Retrieved 2024-09-16.