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7 published cases matching Southern Africa.

  • Autonomy and Indigenous self-government

    Afrikaner / Volkstaat proposals

    From the 1993-1996 Afrikaner Volksfront and its proposed Volkstaat, through the 1994 founding of the Freedom Front and the constitutional self-determination principle, to Orania's population and 2024 electoral data.

    Southern Africa History: 1 min Status verified Sep 2026
  • Political status and decolonisation

    Barotseland

    From the 1964 Barotseland Agreement guaranteeing autonomy, through its 1969 abrogation, to the resulting restoration movements and the 2012 Barotse National Council "separation" resolution.

    Southern Africa History: 1 min Status verified Sep 2026
  • Independence movements

    Caprivi / Zambezi independence advocacy

    From the CLA's 1994 founding and the 2 August 1999 Katima Mulilo uprising, to the more-than-16-year Caprivi treason trial that followed.

    Southern Africa History: 1 min Status verified Sep 2026
  • Historical independence

    Mozambique

    Mozambique's path from Portuguese colonial rule through the 1974 Lusaka Accord, independence in June 1975, and UN membership that September.

    Southern Africa History: 2 min Status verified Sep 2026
  • Independence movements

    Mthwakazi / Matabeleland independence advocacy

    From the 1893 defeat of the Ndebele Kingdom of Mthwakazi, to the 2010 founding of the Mthwakazi Liberation Front and the Mthwakazi Republic Party's electoral abstention policy.

    Southern Africa History: 1 min Status verified Sep 2026
  • Historical independence

    Namibia

    Namibia's path from South African administration through the 1978 UN settlement plan, over a decade of delayed implementation, a UN-supervised 1989 election, and independence in March 1990.

    Southern Africa History: 2 min Status verified Sep 2026
  • Historical independence

    Zimbabwe

    Zimbabwe's path from Southern Rhodesia's 1965 unilateral declaration of independence and the subsequent guerrilla war, through the 1979 Lancaster House Agreement and the 1980 general election, to internationally recognised independence.

    Southern Africa History: 2 min Status verified Sep 2026