Julius Malema vs Lazaro Cardenas

The South African Equality Court found Malema guilty of hate speech for repeatedly singing the anti-apartheid struggle song 'Dubula iBhunu' (Shoot the Boer). The court ruled the song constituted hate speech against white South Africans, ordering him to stop.

Julius Malema was expelled from the ANC Youth League after being found guilty of bringing the party into disrepute. The expulsion followed his public criticism of President Jacob Zuma and his calls for nationalization of mines, ending his rise within the ANC.

After his expulsion from the ANC, Malema founded the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), a left-wing political party advocating for land expropriation without compensation and nationalization of mines. The party quickly gained support, becoming the third-largest in South Africa.

Malema was charged with corruption and money laundering for allegedly benefiting from government contracts awarded to a company linked to him. The case involved a R52 million tender for a Limpopo road project, though he maintained his innocence.

Cardenas redistributed over 44 million acres of land to peasants, creating ejidos (communal farms). This was the largest land reform in Mexican history, fulfilling a key revolutionary promise.

Cardenas founded the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN) to promote technical and scientific education. The institution aimed to reduce dependence on foreign expertise and support industrialization.

Cardenas granted political asylum to Leon Trotsky, allowing him to live in Mexico. This decision placed Mexico in opposition to Stalin's USSR and highlighted Cardenas's leftist internationalism.

Cardenas nationalized the Mexican oil industry, expropriating assets of 17 foreign companies. The move asserted Mexican sovereignty over natural resources and created Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex).