The Swaziland Communist Party (SWACOPA) was a
communist party
A communist party is a political party that seeks to realize the socio-economic goals of communism. The term ''communist party'' was popularized by the title of ''The Manifesto of the Communist Party'' (1848) by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. A ...
in
Eswatini
Eswatini ( ; ss, eSwatini ), officially the Kingdom of Eswatini and formerly named Swaziland ( ; officially renamed in 2018), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered by Mozambique to its northeast and South Africa to its no ...
. SWACOPA was founded around 1994. It was led by Mphandlana Shongwe and Zakhe Genindza.
SWACOPA's activities were suppressed by the regime, and several cadres detained. Following the removal of the 1973 decree to make way for the new constitution, the party has been one of the first to register as an official political party.
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1994 establishments in Swaziland
Banned communist parties
Communist parties in Africa
Defunct communist parties
Defunct political parties in Eswatini
Political parties established in 1994
Political parties with year of disestablishment missing
Socialism in Eswatini
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