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SWAPO Sam Nujoma President

Poster
1977 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This poster is one of a group of three in the museum (E.1088-1099-1993) issued by SWAPO ( The South West Africa Peoples Organisation) in 1977, calling for Namibian Independence. Sam Nujoma ( born 1929), a railway worker, became head of the Owamboland Peoples Organisation, a forerunner to SWAPO, before being exiled and jailed for six years, returning to Namibia in 1966 to lead SWAPO and bring the country to independence in 1990. He was democratically elected President in the same year and retired from office in 2004. The photographer, George Hallett, came to Europe in 1970 where he met up with other South African exiles, such as Gavin Jantjes, who made many posters and screenprints protesting the horrors of Apartheid.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleSWAPO Sam Nujoma President (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph on paper
Brief description
Gavin Jantjes, George Hallett: Poster for SWAPO, London, 1977
Physical description
Poster with photographic image of Sam Nujoma in military garb; below this, a calendar for the months of January and February. Lettered in French, English and Portugese.
Dimensions
  • Sheet height: 59.2cm
  • Sheet width: 41.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
Designed by Gavin Jantjes and George Hallett/ Printed by A.G.Bishop & Sons, Orpington, Kent (lettered at the top margin logo of SWAPO at top centre of poster and 'Sam Nujoma, President of SWAPO', in English, French, Portugese and Arabic on the image of Sam Nujoma.)
Credit line
Given by the Peace Pledge Union
Production
Poster calling for Namibian Independence, incorporating a calendar for January-February 1977. Sam Nujoma (born 1929), a freedom fighter became Namibia's first democratically elected President after the country gained independence in 1990. He retired from office in 2004
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Summary
This poster is one of a group of three in the museum (E.1088-1099-1993) issued by SWAPO ( The South West Africa Peoples Organisation) in 1977, calling for Namibian Independence. Sam Nujoma ( born 1929), a railway worker, became head of the Owamboland Peoples Organisation, a forerunner to SWAPO, before being exiled and jailed for six years, returning to Namibia in 1966 to lead SWAPO and bring the country to independence in 1990. He was democratically elected President in the same year and retired from office in 2004. The photographer, George Hallett, came to Europe in 1970 where he met up with other South African exiles, such as Gavin Jantjes, who made many posters and screenprints protesting the horrors of Apartheid.
Associated objects
Collection
Accession number
E.1088-1993

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Record createdOctober 3, 2005
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