Help
Add this page to your book
Show book (0 pages)
Suggest pagesPeople's United Democratic Movement
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The People's United Democratic Movement is the largest opposition party in Swaziland. It is a Socialist party. Formed in 1983, it is led by pro-democracy activist Mario Masuku.[1] The Swaziland regime has been watching PUDEMO closely since it launched the Ulibambe Lingashoni ("Don't Let the Sun Set") campaign, which is aimed at a "total liberation" of Swaziland,[1] and has recently clamped down heavily on even small manifestations of support for Pudemo. An example of this is the death in custody of Pudemo-member Sipho Jele - arrested for wearing a Pudemo t-shirt.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
At the 2003 elections only non-partisans were elected.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Nxumalo, Donny (2008-04-24). "Who killed Pudemo leader?". Mail and Guardian. http://www.mg.co.za/article/2008-04-24-who-killed-pudemo-leader. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
- ^ PUDEMO member murdered by Swazi police
- ^ http://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2010/05/police-kill-democracy-activist.html
- ^ Killed i Swaziland for wearing a t-shirt
- ^ Pudemo man found hanging in toilet, Times of Swaziland, 6 May 2010
- ^ Danish report on activist killing, Swazi Media Commentary, 10 May 2010
- ^ Swazi regime under pressure in case of Sipho Jele
- ^ *ACTSA on various civil society organisations, including PUDEMO
|
||||||||
  |
This article about a political party of Swaziland is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
