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Eritrea

Eritrea is located in the Horn of Africa. It gained its independence from Ethiopia in 1991 after a 30 year struggle for independence. Featured in this collection are sources from the Eritrean People’s Liberation Front (EPLF), the National Union of Eritrean Women (NUEWn), and North American based Eritrean organizations. Aside from focusing on Eritrean liberation as a general topic, many sources also center on the role of women during the revolution and the struggle to develop the conditions to achieve gender equality. Sources include: EPLF and NUEWn political reports, flyers for Bay Area Eritrean liberation events, and EPLF press releases.

Documents

Revolution in Eritrea: The Ethiopian Military Dictatorship and Imperialism Revolution in Eritrea: The Ethiopian Military Dictatorship and Imperialism
Publisher: Eritreans for Liberation in North AmericaDate: 8/1975Volume Number: AugustFormat: MonographCollection: Eritrea
The War for Liberation in Eritrea The War for Liberation in Eritrea
Publisher: Eritrea Material Aid CampaignFormat: PamphletCollection: Eritrea
Pamphlet containing information about the history of Eritrea\'s war of independence, the relationship with Ethiopia, Soviet intervention, internal struggle inside Eritrea and solidarity in the US.
Eritrea in Struggle: Newsletter of Association of Eritrean Students in North America Eritrea in Struggle: Newsletter of Association of Eritrean Students in North America
Publisher: Association of Eritrean Students in North AmericaYear: 1978Volume Number: Vol. 2-8 MayFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Eritrea
The Revolutionary Children of Eritrea The Revolutionary Children of Eritrea
Publisher: Women Against ImperialismYear: 1978Format: ExcerptCollection: Eritrea
Women Against Imperialism reproduced this article, translated froma West German bi-weekly, Arbeiterkampf, by People\\\'s Translation Service
Declaration of the Central Committee of the EPLF concerning negotiations with the Ethiopian Regime Declaration of the Central Committee of the EPLF concerning negotiations with the Ethiopian Regime
Author: Central Committee Eritrean People's Liberation FrontPublisher: Eritran People's Liberation FrontDate: 1/31/1980Volume Number: 31-JanFormat: StatementCollection: Eritrea
A Free Eritrea- A New Ethiopia A Free Eritrea- A New Ethiopia
Publisher: Prairie Fire Organizing CommitteeFormat: FlyerCollection: Eritrea
Flyer for a benefit event in Bernal Heights, San Francisco for the Eritrean Relief Committee.
EPLF Mass Organizations in North America Hold their Annual Congresses EPLF Mass Organizations in North America Hold their Annual Congresses
Publisher: Coordinating Committee of EPLF Mass OrganizationsDate: 8/15/1984Volume Number: 15-AugFormat: ReportCollection: Eritrea
Africa\'s New Nation- Independent After 30 years of war: Eritrea Africa\'s New Nation- Independent After 30 years of war: Eritrea
Publisher: Prairie Fire Organizing CommitteeFormat: FlyerCollection: Eritrea
Resolutions of the 8th Congress of the National Unions of Eritrean Workers & Students in N. America and the 6th Congress of the National Union of Eritrean Women in N. America Resolutions of the 8th Congress of the National Unions of Eritrean Workers & Students in N. America and the 6th Congress of the National Union of Eritrean Women in N. America
Publisher: Coordinating Committee of EPLF Mass OrganizationsDate: 8/15/1984Volume Number: 15-AugFormat: StatementCollection: Eritrea
Eritrea 1984 Eritrea 1984
Format: FlyerCollection: Eritrea
Informal Discussion with the chairwomen of the National Union of Eritrean Women in Oakland