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Janne Rantala

@jannerantala10.bsky.social
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Antropólogo, PhD, vândalo, terrorista urbana Mozambique Memory, history debates & Hip Hop especially in #RapMoz (pt, en) Social scientist and methodology freak Pro Democracy and Human Rights

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Janne Rantala @jannerantala10.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
A visual essay about protests 2023-2025 following rapper Azagaia´s death @safundi.bsky.social “Can’t keep streaming folks, I’m dying”: witnessing a layered revolt in Mozambique Free copies available in www.tandfonline.com/eprint/YT7HR...
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“Can’t keep streaming folks, I’m dying”: witnessing a layered revolt in Mozambique
This visual essay takes a haptic, multi-sensory approach to ethnographic witnessing to trace Mozambique’s nationwide wave of protest. The protests began with rapper Azagaia’s death in March 2023, i...
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Janne Rantala @jannerantala10.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Found out in my armchair that US's Managua embassy commemorates 2001 events without recognising that 911 is also a commemorative day of CIA backed assassination of Salvador Allende! Noticed after publication of my memory paper in a US journal that this important 3rd eye shit was "edited away".
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Janne Rantala @jannerantala10.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
"Building bananas" reminds me about a Finnish short story whose title could be translated "Potato is not an Item" where man tries to build potatoes in his workshop. Anyone remembers an author?
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André Bruwer @andrebruwer.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Oh great, they're predicting snow over Gauteng next week. 😩 Well, I guess I'm buying a heater over the weekend.
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Janne Rantala @jannerantala10.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
🧵1/4 A bit of news that makes me happy: my article about Mozambican rap #RapMoz 🇲🇿 was included in Finland’s 🇫🇮 1st nation-wide university entrance exam, reaching thousands. 📻 The supporting playlist: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLZC... #HipHop #Anthropology #History #Memorypolitics #MusicSky 🏺
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Azagaia: Homem Bomba part. Macross Maguguana & Jorge Domingos (guitarrista)
YouTube video by Azagaia Music
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Janne Rantala @jannerantala10.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Uma notícia que me deixa feliz: um artigo que escrevi sobre o rap moçambicano #rapmoz foi usado num exame nacional de acesso ao ensino superior na Finlândia, destinado a milhares de estudantes. 📚 Tema: o que nos contam as rimas de rap sobre a história de Moçambique? Fio, 3 partes. #academicsky
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Janne Rantala @jannerantala10.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
1/3 As notícias sobre internacionalização do #Rapmoz: Com o fim do sigilo, já posso dizer: o rap moçambicano entrou no exame nacional de acesso ao ensino superior na Finlândia 🇫🇮 📻 Playlist: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLZC... #HipHopEducação #HistóriaPopular
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Azagaia: Homem Bomba part. Macross Maguguana & Jorge Domingos (guitarrista)
YouTube video by Azagaia Music
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Our letter condemning the genocide in #Gaza and calling for an immediate ceasefire. A great crime is being committed, and we cannot stand by. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
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Zadie Smith and Ian McEwan among 380 writers and groups to call Gaza war ‘genocide’
Letter also signed by Hanif Kureishi and Russell T Davies urges ceasefire and unrestricted distribution of aid
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Martin Kalb @historianmkalb.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Stumbled upon this cartoon today (The Namibian, 18 December 1987) #Namibia #colonialism
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Ana Gomes @anagomes54.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
#Israel, Estado terrorista e genocida. expresso.pt/internaciona...
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Gaza: mais de 140 mortos em 24 horas, Costa e Guterres pedem entrada de ajuda humanitária, Israel e Hamas voltam às negociações no Catar
<p>ONU alerta para “limpeza étnica” no enclave, após intensos ataques no último dia, que provocam mais de 140 mortos. António Costa diz-se “chocado” com as notícias que chegam da Palestina e Guterres ...
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Ana Gomes @anagomes54.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
www.publico.pt/2025/05/17/m...
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Prémio Nelson Mandela atribuído a advogado de Venâncio Mondlane assassinado em Outubro
Com escolha de Elvino Dias, a ProPública envia “mensagem de solidariedade” aos advogados moçambicanos” e chama a atenção para um país com registo “lamentável” de “desrespeito pelos direitos humanos”.
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Janne Rantala @jannerantala10.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Q: Why my 9 part thread about pro-Putin propaganda manufacturing about Ibrahim Traóre has a "fake" label? A: When I shared these thoughts with the original Captain Africa aKa Inspector Desusado from Chimoio, Moz, he said that the real Captain Africa is me! www.youtube.com/@inspectorde...
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Janne Rantala @jannerantala10.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
What is behind idolisation of a military dictator of Burkina Faso, Ibrahim Tráore, and promotion of his alleged achievements? Is he really a contemporary anti-imperialist hero? Who organises the campaign and benefits from it? A thread 1/9
Burkina Faso's military dictator Ibrahim Traóre as super hero "Capitain Africa" with a label "FAKE"
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Janne Rantala @jannerantala10.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
1/2 Hipótese: A idolização deste ditator é o resultado da fabricação da disinformação motivada pela ambição russa de um império regional na Eurásia, para o qual necessita de matérias-primas africanas e de mercados para seus recursos naturais.
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Janne Rantala @jannerantala10.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Dear brothers in law in Joni. White Afrikaaner “refugees” in the USA... Are you going to take them back to RSA after their prodigal son months oversees?
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Janne Rantala @jannerantala10.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
Delighted to share the first article in my series on Hip Hop and the current revolt in Mozambique: Just published in JPMS,UC Press. 🔗 online.ucpress.edu/jpms/article... @burrata.bsky.social @ehphd.bsky.social @ericdharvey.com @kgoldschmitt.bsky.social @chuckdpe.bsky.social @isasbigini.bsky.social
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To Brother AzagaiaA Letter of Remembrance from Mozambique and Beyond
Dear Azagaia,Believing, in good African fashion, that you are present wherever you are remembered, I once again address my words directly to you. Right now, here in Mozambique, crowds are contesting t...
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Janne Rantala @jannerantala10.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Great issue, not only because there are my fieldnotes about rapper Azagaia's legacy in on-going uprising in Mozambique and beyond. 'To Brother Azagaia: A Letter of Remembrance from Mozambique and Beyond' Just published in JPMS (UC Press). 🔗 online.ucpress.edu/jpms/article...
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To Brother AzagaiaA Letter of Remembrance from Mozambique and Beyond
Dear Azagaia,Believing, in good African fashion, that you are present wherever you are remembered, I once again address my words directly to you. Right now, here in Mozambique, crowds are contesting t...
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Janne Rantala @jannerantala10.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Delighted to share the first article in my series on Hip Hop and the current conjuncture in Mozambique: 'To Brother Azagaia: A Letter of Remembrance from Mozambique and Beyond' Just published in Journal of Popular Music Studies (UC Press). 🔗 online.ucpress.edu/jpms/article...
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Janne Rantala @jannerantala10.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
"To Brother Azagaia: A Letter of Remembrance from Mozambique and Beyond" Uma novidade que recebi hoje diretamente de West Coast: trata-se da minha publicação em Journal of Popular Music Studies que iniçia um série sobre o Hip Hop e a conjunctura actual em Moz: online.ucpress.edu/jpms/article...
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To Brother AzagaiaA Letter of Remembrance from Mozambique and Beyond
Dear Azagaia,Believing, in good African fashion, that you are present wherever you are remembered, I once again address my words directly to you. Right now, here in Mozambique, crowds are contesting t...
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Janne Rantala @jannerantala10.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
O playlist para 9/3 é do artigo que trata a morte do Azagaia (2023) como um evento histórico que iniciou a onda dos protestos que posteriormente, sobretudo depois dos assassinatos do Elvino Dias *e *Paulo Guambe, 19/10/2024, transformou-se em revolta popular que testemunhamos neste quotidiano.
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Janne Rantala @jannerantala10.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
Meus votos do Dia Internacional do Hip Hop Moçambicano, 9 de Março com esta carta que escrevi logo depois o dia trágico do falecimento do mano Azagaia e que foi publicada há um ano no primeiro aniversário da morte dele. A foto é da minha autoria, 2012 www.iese.ac.mz/ideias-no-15... 1/2
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observadorpt.bsky.social @observadorpt.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Maputo. Caravana de Venâncio Mondlane atingida a tiro, há 16 feridos, incluindo crianças e elemento da equipa do político
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Maputo. Caravana de Venâncio Mondlane atingida a tiro. Duas crianças morreram. Há 16 feridos e equipa não sabe onde o político está
Mondlane escapou e está em parte incerta, duas crianças morreram e 16 pessoas ficaram feridas quando a caravana do político foi alvejada. "Até o homem aparecer, o país vai arder".
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Janne Rantala @jannerantala10.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
O comunicado pelo Gabinete do Presidente Eleito pelo Povo sobre os disparos contra a comitiva do Presidente Venancio Mondlane hoje à tarde e a questão do paradeiro do presidente.
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Janne Rantala @jannerantala10.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
The police shot live ammunion and tear gas against "the people's president" Venancio Mondlane and his team this afternoon (ca. 13:15) in Maputo's outskirts. This is just days after "the Frelimo's President" Daniel Chapo had promised to shed blood to finish the demonstrations.
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History at Queen's University Belfast @qubhistory.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
CFP: Public History in an Age of Anxiety, QUB, 9-11 Sept. 2025
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Queen's University Belfast @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Last night we were lit up in rainbow colours to mark #LGBTQHistoryMonth. 🌈🌈🌈 We're proud to support the many #LGBTQ staff and students that make Queen's such a great place to study and work and we recognise the historic wins of this community that have helped make our campus the place it is today.
Image shows the Lanyon Building lit up in rainbow colours
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Janne Rantala @jannerantala10.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Below there are links to three separated playlists that altogether contain over 50 rap tracks, which, listened in their wider context, greatly help to understand the current popular revolt in Mozambique. Very good to listen too. A thread in Portuguese, 3 parts:
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Janne Rantala @jannerantala10.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
-Manifestação é crime? -Não! -Então, todas as sextas-feiras às 15h45 vamos cantar o hino nacional e vamos levar os cartazes para libertar os nossos irmãos. – Sua excelençia o presidente Venâncio Mondlane ("presidente do povo") na Sextafeira 14 de Fevereiro, Xipamanine, Maputo, Moçambique.
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Janne Rantala @jannerantala10.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
#RapMoz
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Janne Rantala @jannerantala10.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Estou com a pena de jornalistas moçambicanos. Adivinhem: qual era o evento de ontem que foi transmitido através todos os telejornais e com a extensissima duração (como se fosse a notícia mais importante do dia)? P.s. Não foi o que envolveu dezenas milhares municípes.
"O presidente do povo" Venancio Mondlane está a falar para milhares apoiantes em Maputo em 14 de fevereiro. Um homem de camiseta vermelha está a falar numa cerimonia aparentemente morta.
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Janne Rantala @jannerantala10.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Há 15 minutos "o presidente do povo" Venancio Mondlane estava a sair de Xipamanine no seu turne em Maputo de fortalecer os decretos presidenciais.
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Janne Rantala @jannerantala10.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Votos revolucionários do São Valentim de Maputo www.facebook.com/venamondlane...
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Janne Rantala @jannerantala10.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
VM7 agora ao vivo em arredores de Maputo www.facebook.com/venamondlane...
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586K views · 28K comments | Venâncio Mondlane is live now. | By Venâncio Mondlane | Facebook
Venâncio Mondlane is live now.
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Janne Rantala @jannerantala10.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
O versão do Azagaia sobre a detenção em 2011 youtu.be/S15dcz91KeY?...
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Azagaia f. Lenna Baúle: Confissão @nasserbrites
YouTube video by nasserbrites
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Janne Rantala @jannerantala10.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Probably these two were from here from nowaday's Maputo. Waiting forward to read this.
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Janne Rantala @jannerantala10.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Desde Setembro moçambicanos estão a esperar a clarificação o que aconteçeu para a estátua querida do Eduardo Mondlane na calada da noite e porque substituiam a com a estatua gigante da baixa qualidade estética. mznews.co.mz/governo-falh...
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Governo falha a divulgação das conclusões do inquérito sobre a estátua de Eduardo Mondlane
O Governo ainda não divulgou as conclusões do inquérito para apurar possíveis incongruências sobre a estátua de Eduardo Mondlane e diz que se deveu a dificuldades de mobilidade provocadas pelas manife...
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Janne Rantala @jannerantala10.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Tiravam intencionalmente ou não aspas de palavra "posse", mas pessoalmente penso que o people exagera maningue com este scandalinho porque está supersensível sobre Azagaia. 1/2
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Memeiros @memeirosmz.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Polémica Envolvendo O Livro Da Língua Portuguesa E O Renomado Músico Azagaia #Azagaia #Polêmica #Cultura #Música #Drogas
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Polémica Envolvendo O Livro Da Língua Portuguesa E O Renomado Músico Azagaia
No livro da língua portuguesa (8ª Classe) contém um texto que fala da detenção do músico AZAGAIA por causa de Drogas. Qual é a tua opinião entorno disso? Será que essa é a tentativa de apagar o legado de AZAGAIA (músico de intervenção social)?
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Janne Rantala @jannerantala10.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Nesta hora no Sabado tenho sempre dificuldades de abundançia porque o Clássico Hip Hop Time de Rádio Cidade (RM) de Maputo (14h-16h) mytuner-radio.com/pt/radio/cid... e Puro Hip Hop de Rádio Pax, de Beira (15h-17h), radiopax.org/radio-online/ estão sobrepostos. #RapMoz
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RÁDIO-ONLINE - Rádio Pax
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Janne Rantala @jannerantala10.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Especially accurate journalist account of the on-going revolt in Mozambique in @theguardian.com by Estevão Chavisso www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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A bloody youthquake in Mozambique is another sign of the crumbling of the old order in Africa | Estêvão Chavisso
The violent repression of protests reflects a wider trend as Africa’s younger voters lose faith in independence-era parties, says Estêvão Chavisso of Lusa, Portugal’s national news agency
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Janne Rantala @jannerantala10.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
O live e o segundo decreto presidencial do Venâncio Mondlane amplamente designado em Moçambique como o "presidente do povo": www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nrq... 1/3
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VM7 DENÚNCIAS | EM DIRECTO | 06.02.2025
YouTube video by Venâncio Mondlane
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Borges Nhamirre @borgesnhamirre.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
The Human Rights Commission of the Mozambican Bar Association (CDH-OAM) has denounced brutal police repression against citizens involved in protests contesting Mozambique’s election results, stating that killings, torture, and enforced disappearances have taken place. moztimes.com/en/blog/bar-...
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Bar Association Denounces Killings, Torture, and Enforced Disappearances During Post-Election Crisis
- More than 320 people have been killed by police, and over 730 people have been shot. - Police violence
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Janne Rantala @jannerantala10.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Quite a recommendable column was not filtered because it is a pic.
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Janne Rantala @jannerantala10.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Anthropologist, sociologist, historian, Hip Hop and memory scholar, politologist? Everything, which is solid, melts, not only because of capitalism, but also engagement with communities can melt us. I am confident with my research, but feel hard to stick any of these disciplinary identities.
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Janne Rantala @jannerantala10.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
The President Mondlane has actually visited also other strategically situated places, e.g. Mbobole further north by the national main road, and the Ressano-Garçia border post. Otherwise worth to read.
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Janne Rantala @jannerantala10.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
After many re-readings and re-writings it is still a great pleasure to read a physical copy of the @jsas-journal.bsky.social , which I contributed with “A Sonic biography of an After-Life. The expelled liberation leader Uria Simango in Mozambican rap” OA: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Janne Rantala @jannerantala10.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
"She might as well have presented a report to the lions in Gorongosa National Park on how they could become vegan" by @zitamar.bsky.social 😂
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Janne Rantala @jannerantala10.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Lichile ☀️
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Henning Melber @he-mel.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
“For those of us directly impacted by the enduring legacies of genocide, Musk’s rhetoric is not an exercise in humour – it is a perpetuation of existential threats that jeopardise the integrity of global commitments to justice and human rights". www.namibiansun.com/government/m...
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Musk’s remarks at far-right German rally not funny – OTA
The Ovaherero Traditional Authority (OTA) has expressed strong condemnation over Elon Musk’s recent remarks, which have deeply offended descendants of the victims of the Herero...
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Janne Rantala @jannerantala10.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
I think the momentum is here. "There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere, and many of us will have to pass through the valley of the shadow of death again and again before we reach the mountain tops of our desires." — Nelson Mandela, 1953 — #Migration
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