Title: Yearning for Relief
Description: "The Sawaba movement and its rebellion in Niger are a totally neglected subject. Klaas van Walraven traces this story from a social history perspective, placing an entire generation of activists, removed from the official record, back into mainstream Nigérien history. Representing a genuine social movement, Sawaba formed Niger’s first autonomous government under French suzerainty. Overthrown by the Gaullists and persecuted, it attempted a comeback with a guerrilla campaign (1960-1966), which ended in failure and led to the movement’s destruction.

*The Yearning for Relief* – based on numerous interviews with survivors and a vast range of archival sources, including France’s secret service – is essential reading for the reappraisal of Niger’s history and the role of militant nationalist movements in the decolonisation of French West Africa." - publisher
Subjects: Political parties, africa, Government, resistance to, Decolonization, Niger, history, Resistance to Government, Autonomy and independence movements, Political parties, Sawaba (Political party), History
People: Djibo Bakary, Abdoulaye Mamani, Ousmane Dan Galadima
Time periods: 20th century