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Scottish AAM supporters marched through Glasgow on 12 December 1980, calling for the release of Nelson Mandela .

In December 1980 the AAM, with the Namibia Support Committee and International Defence and Aid Fund, hosted a visit by a delegation from the South West Africa People’s Organisation (SWAPO). The delegation held meetings with Foreign Secretary Lord Carrington and the leaders of the Labour and Liberal Parties. It was led by SWAPO General Secretary Moses Garoeb. This leaflet publicised a rally addressed by members of the delegation. The rally was preceded by a torchlight march calling for the release of Namibian political prisoners.

In November 1980 three young freedom fighters, Petrus Lubisi, Ncimbithi Mashigo and Naphtali Manana, were sentenced to death for attacking a South African police station. In Britain, Southern Africa the Imprisoned Society (SATIS) organised pickets, marches and media publicity to save their lives. After a South African appeal court confirmed the sentence in April 1982 the UN Security Council held an emergency meeting. On 3 June 1982 the British Foreign Office met a SATIS delegation. On the same day, as a result of the campaign, the sentences were commuted to life imprisonment.

In 1981 disabled sportspeople called for the exclusion of South Africa from the Stoke Mandeville International Games, forerunner of the Paralympics. This leaflet publicised a demonstration outside the stadium. After a four-year campaign South Africa was finally expelled from the Games in 1985.

Wales AAM was formed in 1981, bringing together local anti-apartheid groups from all over Wales with the influential South Wales area of the mineworkers’ union. It developed a strong Welsh identity, producing bilingual publications in Welsh and English.

Leaflet criticising the 1974–79 Labour government’s record on Namibia. It asked Labour Party to members to campaign within the party to ensure that a future Labour government refused to recognise South African control of Namibia.

Merseyside AA Group prioritised campaigning for support among local trade unionists. This leaflet argued that unemployment in Britain was a direct consequence of the low wages and repression of South African workers.

Led by Jonas Savimbi, UNITA waged civil war in Angola from 1976 to 2002. With South African funding the organisation mounted a public relations operation in Britain and other Western countries. This leaflet accused Savimbi of being a South African surrogate and of helping the apartheid government block talks on Namibian independence.