Exiled in East Germany : Life Stories of Malawian and South African Freedom Fighters during the Cold War

Abstract

Recounting the life stories of Malawian and South African freedom fighters living in exile in East Germany during the Cold War, this study unfolds multiple entanglements between the “Second” and “Third” worlds from the vantage point of the politically displaced within the historical contexts of African decolonization, the struggles against the Malawian Banda dictatorship and South African apartheid, and upheavals due to German reunification.