Pan-African Freedom Movement for East and Central Africa
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Pan-African Freedom Movement of East and Central Africa (PAFMECA), later renamed the Pan-African Freedom Movement of East, Central and Southern Africa (PAFMECSA) was a political and Pan-Africanist organisation that was formed to campaign for the independence of the countries of East and Central Africa (and later Southern Africa[1][2]) from colonial and white minority rule.[3] The organisation was formed at a conference held in Mwanza, Tanganyika, from 16 to 18 September 1958.[4][5] Julius Nyerere (later President of Tanzania) and Tom Mboya the Kenyan Pan-Africanist and trade unionist were among the founders. Nyerere came up with the idea for the conference.[6][1]