Poqo
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Poqo was the militant wing of the Pan Africanist Congress in apartheid-era South Africa, known for its armed resistance against white minority rule before later becoming the Azanian People’s Liberation Army.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed organization
ⓘ
militant wing ⓘ |
| activePeriodEnd | late 1960s ⓘ |
| activePeriodStart | early 1960s ⓘ |
| associatedWith | liberation movements in Southern Africa ⓘ |
| classifiedAs | terrorist organization by apartheid government ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| goal |
establishment of majority rule in South Africa
ⓘ
overthrow of apartheid regime ⓘ |
| ideology |
African nationalism
ⓘ
Pan-Africanism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Xhosa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterKnownAs | Azanian People’s Liberation Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | “pure” or “alone” in Xhosa ⓘ |
| movementType | armed resistance movement ⓘ |
| notableEvent | involvement in anti-apartheid armed struggle ⓘ |
| operatedIn | apartheid-era South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
apartheid
ⓘ
white minority rule in South Africa ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Pan Africanist Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Pan Africanist Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Azania (South Africa, in PAC terminology) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortNameOf | Pan Africanist Congress militant wing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successor | Azanian People’s Liberation Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targeted |
symbols of apartheid state
ⓘ
white civilians in some operations ⓘ |
| usedTactics |
armed attacks
ⓘ
guerrilla warfare ⓘ sabotage ⓘ |
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