Dabalorivhuwa Patriotic Front

DPF symbol

Dabalorivhuwa Patriotic Front (Abbreviation: DPF) is a political party in South Africa. based amongst the Vhavenda population in the north-eastern parts of the country and seeks self-determination for the Vhavenda. It was founded in 1998 by Tshifhiwa Makhale, who still leads the party.^[1] The DPF represents the Vhavenda at the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization^[2] and OEAS (Organization of Emerging African States)^{[citation needed]}.

References

^ Mbanjwa, Xolani (28 April 2013). "Just In Heartbreak for Bafana #Bafana News Struggling parties thrown a lifeline". City Press. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
^ "Vhavenda: Manifesto of the Dabalorivhuwa Patriotic Front".

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Communist	Socialist Party of Azania Workers Party of South Africa
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