Panaf Great Lives

The Panaf Books Great Lives Series presents autobiographies and biographies of distinguished individuals such as Kwame Nkrumah, Sékou Touré, Frantz Fanon, Patrice Lumumba, and Sam Nujoma among others.

The Great Lives series provides a critical assessment of the life and work of revolutionaries who have made a significant contribution to the continuing process of world revolution, and in particular to the African Revolution. Each book in the series is written by an author with expert, often first-hand knowledge of his subject, and who is (or was) actively engaged in the revolutionary struggle.

KWAME NKRUMAH, A Biography
by June Milne

Very few statesmen have attempted or achieved so much as Kwame Nkrumah, a leading activist and theoretician of PanAfricanism. His work lives on and continues to inspire Africans, people of African descent and progressive movements worldwide.

In this new biography, June Milne traces the life and work of Kwame Nkrumah from his birth in Nkroful in the western province of the Gold Coast (Ghana) to his death in Bucharest, Romania on 27 April, 1972. The book contains much new material, notably relating to years Nkrumah spent in Conakry, Guinea after the military coup in Accra on 24 February, 1966 which ended his government in Ghana. It adds to information in the author's book Kwame Nkrumah, The Conakry Years, published in 1990.

For the first time in a biography of Nkrumah, information is provided about all the books written by him. The circumstances in which they were written are explained, their contents examined, appraisal made of their significance and continuing impact on political developments in Africa and the Diaspora.

This is an authentic moving account of the life and work of "The Greatest African" (the words inscribed on his coffin in Guinea), by an author well qualified to write about him.

June Milne. First published 1999. Reprinted 2000; pp. 299 + xiv
ISBN 0 901787 55 8 [HB] £ 25.00;     0 901787 56 6 [PB] £15.95

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Where Others Wavered ~ The Autobiography of SAM NUJOMA

Political determination, diplomatic endeavour, and military perseverance ~ all focused with singular vision and unwavering constancy on Namibia's goal of nationhood ~ have been the hallmarks of the life and career of Sam Nujoma. From a traditional boyhood, to a player on the international political stage, to the Presidency of his country, SAM NUJOMA tells his life story. It is at once unique and representative of the lives of men and women engaged with him in their battle for freedom from the last vestiges of Western colonialism in 20th century Africa. Where Others Wavered, The Autobiography of Sam Nujoma is a genuine adventure in contemporary history, relating the story of SWAPO, Nujoma and the people of Namibia in their long struggle for the Independence of Namibia.

Contents

1 Background and Early Years 2 Walvis Bay and Windhoek 3 The Formation of the Ovamboland People's Organization (OPO) 4 Political Confrontation: the Popular Windhoek Uprising 5 Escape from South West Africa 6 Ghana and the United Nations 7 The Establishment of the SWAPO Office in Dar-es-Salaam 8 Preparation for Armed Liberation Struggle 9 Sixteen Hours in Windhoek 10 The Hague Court ~ A 'Mockery of Justice' 11 From Caprivi to Omugulu-gOmbashe 12 The Struggle Intensifies on All Fronts 13 Workers' Struggle and Diplomatic Advance 14 Worldwide Recognition 15 Waldheim Initiatives 16 Collapse of The Portuguese Empire in Africa

17 SWAPO ~ Home and Exile 18 Resolution 385 and the Kissinger 'Shuttle' 19 The Western Contact Group 20 US Policy towards Namibia in the 1970s and 1980s 21 Geneva and the Reagan Years 22 At the Height of the War, 1980~1985 23 From Strength to Strength, 1985~1989 24 In Sight of Victory 25 Final Days of the Struggle for Independence 26 Return to Windhoek, Independence and a New Beginning Appendices, including: Inaugural Speech, 21 March 1990; Resolutions of the UN Security Council on South West Africa/Namibia, 1976~89, and Index

Sam Nujoma. First published 2001. 496pp; including more than 100 photographs
ISBN 0 901787 57 4 (HB) £25.00; 0 901787 58 2 (PB) £15.95

PATRICE LUMUMBA

This book considers the first years of the Congo Republic following independence in 1960. Particular analysis is made of Lumumba's policies and of western pressures in this crucial experience of the African Revolution.

The story of Lumumba underlines the correctness of Nkrumah's PanAfrican thesis.

First published 1973. Reprinted 2002.
ISBN 0 901787 31 0 (P/b); 224pp, 4pp photographs £10.95

FRANTZ FANON

Required reading for all interested in the Algerian Revolution, and in Fanon's brief but highly productive contribution. A close study is made of the relationship between Fanon's ideological development and the content and impact of his political philosophy.

First published 1973. Reprinted 1975, 2001.
ISBN 0 901787 30 2 (P/b), 200pp £10.95;

SÉKOU TOURÉ by June Milne

This book traces the background of French colonialism, and examines political, economic and social developments in Guinea since the famous "NO" vote in the 1958 de Gaulle referendum on the French Community. The leadership of Sékou Touré and the role and achievements of the Democratic Party of Guinea (PDG), one of Africa's first mass parties, is analyzed and assessed.

June Milne. First published 1978.
ISBN 0 901787 43 4 (P/b) £10.95; pp. 208

EDUARDO MONDLANE

This book covers the people's struggle leading to the victory of FRELIMO and independence of Mozambique in 1975. It contains the history of FRELIMO from its foundation, problems of national liberation movements, guerrilla struggle, and contested zones.

First published 1972.
ISBN 0 901787 24 8 (P/b) £10.95; pp. 176

KANYAMA CHIUME, An Autobiography

This autobiography by the founder of the Congress for the Second Republic of Malawi (CSR) sheds light on the fast developing liberation struggle in southern Africa. The author, a distinguished Malawian patriot and PanAfricanist, traces the history of the progressive people of Malawi from the formation of the Nyasaland African Congress in 1942 when he was publicity secretary, to the continuing post-independence struggle for genuine freedom. As Minister of External Affairs the author was sacked by Hastings Banda because of his uncompromising support for PanAfricanism and his opposition to settlerism and apartheid in southern Africa. After many years in exile in Tanzania, Chiume returned to Malawi where he continued to work for the PanAfrican objectives of total liberation and African unity.

First published 1982.
ISBN 0 901787 18 3 (P/b) £10.95; pp. 252