Former Liberation Movements of Southern Africa

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The Former Liberation Movements of Southern Africa (FLMSA) is a loosely organized regional political international of seven political parties which were involved in the African nationalist movements against colonialism and white-minority rule in Southern Africa. It has its roots in the Frontline States, a loose coalition of African countries from the 1960s to the early 1990s committed to ending apartheid and white minority rule in South Africa and Rhodesia. [1] Its original members are the African National Congress (South Africa), Chama Cha Mapinduzi (Tanzania), FRELIMO (Mozambique), the MPLA (Angola), SWAPO (Namibia), and ZAPU and ZANU–PF (Zimbabwe). [2] In 2019, the Botswana Democratic Party, joined the FLMSA. [2] [3]

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Members

PartyAbbreviationCountryEstablishedNational legislature seats
Lower houseUpper house
Flag of the African National Congress.svg African National Congress ANCFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1912
159 / 400
43 / 90
Flag of the Botswana Democratic Party.svg Botswana Democratic Party BDPFlag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 1961
4 / 69
Flag of Chama Cha Mapinduzi.svg Chama Cha Mapinduzi CCMFlag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 1977
362 / 393
Flag of FRELIMO (1997-2004).svg Liberation Front of Mozambique FRELIMOFlag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 1962
184 / 250
Flag of MPLA.svg People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola MPLAFlag of Angola.svg  Angola 1956
124 / 220
Flag of South West Africa People's Organisation.svg SWAPO Party of Namibia SWAPOFlag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 1960
63 / 104
28 / 42
Flag of ZANU-PF.svg Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front ZANU–PFFlag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 1963
179 / 270
34 / 80

Summits

CityCountryDateRef.
Johannesburg Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa October 2000 [4]
Harare Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 2001 [4]
Johannesburg Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 25 November 2008 [5]
Dar es Salaam Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 4 May 2010 [1] [6]
Windhoek Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 11 August 2011 [1] [7]
Pretoria Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 6–9 March 2013 [5] [7]
Dar es Salaam Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania October 2013 [8] [9]
Maputo Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 20 November 2015 [10]
Victoria Falls Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 4–8 May 2016 [11]
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe December 2017 [12] [13]
Windhoek Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 20–22 November 2018 [14]
Victoria Falls Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 8–12 September 2019 [15]

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