Pan-African Freedom Movement for East and Central Africa

The Pan-African Freedom Movement of East and Central Africa (PAFMECA), later renamed the Pan-African Freedom Movement of East, Central and Southern Africa (PAFMECSA) was a political and Pan-Africanist organisation that was formed to campaign for the independence of the countries of East and Central Africa (and later Southern Africa[1][2]) from colonial and white minority rule.[3] The organisation was formed at a conference held in Mwanza, Tanganyika, from 16 to 18 September 1958.[4][5] Julius Nyerere (later President of Tanzania) and Tom Mboya the Kenyan Pan-Africanist and trade unionist were among the founders. Nyerere came up with the idea for the conference.[6][1]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Biswaro was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Mwakikagile was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Vaughan, Chris (2019). "The Politics of Regionalism and Federation in East Africa, 1958-1946" (PDF). The Historical Journal. 62 (2): 519–540. doi:10.1017/S0018246X18000407. ISSN 0018-246X. S2CID 158221888.
  4. ^ "Pan-African Freedom Movement of East and Central Africa (PAFMECA)". International Organization. 16 (2): 446–448. 1962. doi:10.1017/S002081830001122X. ISSN 1531-5088. S2CID 249407191.
  5. ^ Pan-African Freedom Movement of East and Central Africa (PAFMECA), International Organization, Vol. 16, No. 2, Africa and International Organization (Spring, 1962), pp. 446–448, University of Wisconsin Press in JSTOR (retrieved 6 December 2018).
  6. ^ Boyce Davies, Carole, Encyclopedia of the African Diaspora: Origins, Experiences, and Culture Volume 2, ABC-CLIO (2008), p. 408, ISBN 9781851097005 (retrieved 6 December 2018).