"The father of the revolution": history, memory and the FNLA veterans of Pomfret

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dc.contributor.advisorField, Seanen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorMulaudzi, Maandaen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorClaassen, Christianen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-25T11:34:51Z
dc.date.available2016-07-25T11:34:51Z
dc.date.issued2016en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe "official" narrative of the Frente Nacional de Libertação de Angola (National Front for the Liberation of Angola, or FNLA) as presented by FNLA documents and scholars such as Christine Messiant and Inge Brinkman, paints a picture of a liberation movement that fragmented and lost its credibility over time, from its inception in 1962 to its demise in 1978.In part, this was due to the actions, or rather inaction of its authoritarian and highly paranoid leader Holden Roberto. In contrast, however, former FNLA fighters I have interviewed remember the FNLA and Holden Roberto as having been the righteous and just vanguard of the Angolan struggle against Portuguese colonialism, and later against the MPLA Soviet"puppet" regime. For the ex-FNLA fighters, the FNLA stood for progress, inclusivity, and justice, to the extent that many of these former fighters have proclaimed their continued loyalty to the FNLA to this day. By making use of concepts such as memory, myth, as well as senses of place, belonging and identity, this thesis will examine these two divergent narratives, and will posit that the respondents' reflections on the FNLA are ultimately tied to their present identities as forgotten and betrayed war veterans.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationClaassen, C. (2016). <i>"The father of the revolution": history, memory and the FNLA veterans of Pomfret</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Historical Studies. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20720en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationClaassen, Christian. <i>""The father of the revolution": history, memory and the FNLA veterans of Pomfret."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Historical Studies, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20720en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationClaassen, C. 2016. "The father of the revolution": history, memory and the FNLA veterans of Pomfret. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Claassen, Christian AB - The "official" narrative of the Frente Nacional de Libertação de Angola (National Front for the Liberation of Angola, or FNLA) as presented by FNLA documents and scholars such as Christine Messiant and Inge Brinkman, paints a picture of a liberation movement that fragmented and lost its credibility over time, from its inception in 1962 to its demise in 1978.In part, this was due to the actions, or rather inaction of its authoritarian and highly paranoid leader Holden Roberto. In contrast, however, former FNLA fighters I have interviewed remember the FNLA and Holden Roberto as having been the righteous and just vanguard of the Angolan struggle against Portuguese colonialism, and later against the MPLA Soviet"puppet" regime. For the ex-FNLA fighters, the FNLA stood for progress, inclusivity, and justice, to the extent that many of these former fighters have proclaimed their continued loyalty to the FNLA to this day. By making use of concepts such as memory, myth, as well as senses of place, belonging and identity, this thesis will examine these two divergent narratives, and will posit that the respondents' reflections on the FNLA are ultimately tied to their present identities as forgotten and betrayed war veterans. DA - 2016 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2016 T1 - "The father of the revolution": history, memory and the FNLA veterans of Pomfret TI - "The father of the revolution": history, memory and the FNLA veterans of Pomfret UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20720 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/20720
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationClaassen C. "The father of the revolution": history, memory and the FNLA veterans of Pomfret. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Historical Studies, 2016 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20720en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Historical Studiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherHistorical Studiesen_ZA
dc.title"The father of the revolution": history, memory and the FNLA veterans of Pomfreten_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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dc.type.qualificationnameMAen_ZA
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