Azasm, noun
- Origin:
- Acronym formed on Azanian Students’ Movement.
An organization founded in 1983 as the student wing of Azapo, supporting the ideology of Black Consciousness.
- Note:
- Subsequently renamed Azasco (see quotation 1991).
1984 Survey of Race Rel. 1983 (S.A.I.R.R.) 62The Azanian Students’ Movement (AZASM) was inaugurated in Pietersburg in July..a reaction to the movement of AZASO from black consciousness to non-racialism.
1991 Frontline May 17For many years, Wits (like Natal and other varsities of their ilk) refused to recognise Azanian Students’ Movement (Azasm), now Azanian Students’ Convention (Azasco).
An organization founded in 1983 as the student wing of Azapo, supporting the ideology of Black Consciousness.
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