SWAPO Sam Nujoma President
Poster
1977 (made)
1977 (made)
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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
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| Title | SWAPO 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. |
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| 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 |
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| 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. |
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| Accession number | E.1088-1993 |
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| Record created | October 3, 2005 |
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