Identity area
Reference code
ZA COM MR-AAO-313
Title
Swedish South Africa Committee [Svenska Sydafrikakommittén]
Date(s)
- 1961 - mid-1970s (Accumulation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
The Archive and Library of the Swedish Labour Movement holds materials covering the period 1960 - 1967.
Context area
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The SSAC was formed in 1961 as an umbrella organisation of NGOs to start campaigning for a consumer boycott of South African products. It pressured the Swedish government to apply sanctions and later supported the ANC’s armed struggle. The committee dominated the anti-apartheid work in Sweden during the 1960s but its activities decreased as other organisations became more active.