Tuesday, 30 April 2019

Che Guevara On Sovereignty and Imperialism

Speech in the UN General Assembly, given on 11 December 1964.


Zambia and Malawi were two regions that were part of  The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland which was the "Self-governing British colony of Southern Rhodesia, and the British protectorates of Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland—between 1953 and 1963."

See here.

Within one year, Ian Smith's Rhodesian government made the Unilateral Declaration of Independence.

The other country Guevara mentions by bame is Malta. "The British Parliament passed the Malta Independence Act in 1964, giving Malta independence from the United Kingdom as the State of Malta, with Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state and queen." What the fuck was going on?!

See this post on other interviews with Guevara in 1964. And this post on Guevara and Castro.

Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith talking about independence in 1967.


If that was the "Paddling our own canoe" speech, then the following must be the "You have missed the bus" speech! 😂


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