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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

National Democratic Programme of the Eritean People\'s Liberation Front National Democratic Programme of the Eritean People\'s Liberation Front
Publisher: Eritrean People\'s Liberation FrontDate: 1/31/1977Volume Number: 31-JanFormat: MonographCollection: Eritrea
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
Vanguard: Victory to the Masses! Vanguard: Victory to the Masses!
Year: 1978Volume Number: Vol. 3-1 MayFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Eritrea
Official Monthly Organ of the Eritrean People\'s Liberation Front
Women and Revolution in Eritrea Women and Revolution in Eritrea
Publisher: National Union of Eritrean Women Mass Organization of the EPLFDate: 6/1980Volume Number: JuneFormat: MonographCollection: Eritrea
Voice of the Eritrean Women Voice of the Eritrean Women
Publisher: National Union of Eritrean Women- NUEWnDate: 9/1983Volume Number: SeptemberFormat: MonographCollection: Eritrea
Special Issue- Reportage: 2nd congress of NUEWn; Address by Romadan Mohamed Nur- EPLF Secretary General; Some of the solidarity messages read at the congress; Political resolution of the 2nd congress of NUEWn; Interview with Luul Gebreabb- Secretary Geneal of NUEWn
Eritrea: The National Question and the Logic of Protracted Struggle Eritrea: The National Question and the Logic of Protracted Struggle
Authors: Michael and Trish JohnsonPublisher: Eritrea Material Aid CampaignDate: 4/1981Volume Number: AprilFormat: ExcerptCollection: Eritrea
Reprinted from African Affairs, April 1981
Selected Articles from Vanguard Selected Articles from Vanguard
Publisher: Eritrean People\'s Liberation FrontYear: 1978Volume Number: No. 2Format: MonographCollection: Eritrea
Official Monthly Organ of the Eritrean People\'s Liberation Front
Selected Articles from Vanguard Selected Articles from Vanguard
Publisher: Eritrean People\'s Liberation FrontYear: 1977Format: MonographCollection: Eritrea
Official Monthly Organ of the Eritrean People\'s Liberation Front
Liberation Liberation
Publisher: Eritreans for Liberation in North AmericaYear: 1977Volume Number: Vol. 6-3 January-FebruaryFormat: PeriodicalCollection: 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.