SWAPO
Britishacronym
Example Sentences
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He became a leader in the Modern Youth Society and helped form precursors to SWAPO.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 13, 2017
An activist since the early 1950s, he had helped found the independence movement known as the South West Africa People’s Organization, or SWAPO, which challenged South African rule through protest and guerrilla warfare.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 13, 2017
He strongly favored the dispatch of South African troops into the Angolan civil war in 1975, and has led a no-holds-barred campaign against SWAPO.
From Time Magazine Archive
Such lopsided figures are vigorously disputed by SWAPO.
From Time Magazine Archive
As for the foray into Angola, General Constand Viljoen, commander of the South African defense forces, insisted that it had been mounted in response to increased "abductions, intimidation and sabotage" by SWAPO.
From Time Magazine Archive
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