Amandla (reputation)
The Amandla call is a political greeting from the time of the anti-apartheid movement . It is supplemented with the word Ngawethu or Awethu . The reputation game Amandla! - Ngawethu! comparable to the pattern of an antiphon or the principle of call and response , means in German about Die Macht! - the people! .
At meetings, the chairman or speaker calls out to those present: Amandla . These answer in chorus with Ngawethu . Nelson Mandela and others in the anti-apartheid movement used this speaking choir ritual with the raised hand in a fist .
The call is linked to the toyi-toyi dance , which has its roots in the Mau Mau uprising in Kenya and was originally intended as a war dance together with the loud calls to deter the enemy. Apartheid security forces reported that they feared this.
meaning
According to the African National Congress (ANC), this group of words embodies the central claim formulated in the Charter of Freedom of 1955, according to which the people want or should govern themselves. It is to be understood as the ANC's historical commitment to establish a democracy that is anchored in the people and to actively involve people in improving their living conditions. In addition to the flag and the logo, the Rufspiel is one of the three official symbols of the ANC.
The term Amandla comes from the languages of the Nguni peoples and means the power or the force . The literal meaning of the answer Ngawethu corresponds to the statements of the people or is ours .
The call is occasionally used by oppositional speakers at rallies under the ANC government. A two-monthly magazine founded in 2007 is also called Amandla. It sees itself as left and anti-capitalist and is also in opposition to the ANC.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Awethu Project ( Memento of the original from February 21, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English), accessed February 21, 2015
- ↑ a b What’s the deal with toyi-toyi? Capetown Magazine, accessed February 21, 2015
- ^ ANC: What is the African National Congress ?. Symbols of the ANC . on www.anc.org.za ( Memento of the original from July 14, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English)
- ↑ Power! To the people! on www.everything2.com (English)
- ↑ Abahlali baseMondjolo , accessed on February 20, 2015
- ↑ Self-description of the journal (English), accessed on February 21, 2015
