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Herman Toivo ja Toivo
African politician
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history of Namibia
- In Namibia: From resistance to liberation struggle
…process had already begun when Herman Toivo ja Toivo and most other SWAPO leaders not already in exile were tried for terrorism and imprisoned on Robben Island in 1968. From 1969 SWAPO had operated along almost all of the northern border—an operation that was easier after Angolan independence in 1975—and…
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role in SWAPO
- In SWAPO Party of Namibia
Herman Toivo ja Toivo, a cofounder of SWAPO, was imprisoned in South Africa for a 20-year term in 1968 but was released in 1984.
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