Military regimes

Date: [1976]

From: Kennedy, Ronald Edwin, 1925-2003 :[Original cartoons, albums of clippings and a metal printing plate, created by and belonging to Ronald Kennedy (Ronken), ca 1967-1983]

By: Kennedy, Ronald Edwin, 1925-2003; Waikato Times (Newspaper)

Reference: A-454-386

Description: Two men are talking to each other, with one saying “I hear we’ve had another general election”, whilst the other man is thinking “That’s democracy…”. In the background is a man playing a drum labelled “Nigerian News”. A speech bubble coming out of the drum says “General Abasanjo now President in place of General Muhammed”. Refers to the assassination of General Mutala Muhammed which resulted in General Olusegun Obasanjo becoming Military Head of State from 1976-1979 and the continuation of the military dictatorship in Nigeria (1966-1999). Title taken from item. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Pen and ink drawing, 245 x 210 mm

Date: 12 May 2008

From: Body, Guy Keverne, 1967-:Original cartoons. 1986-2011

Reference: A-453-049

Description: Shows a large elephant representing the Burmese Regime blocking the road for a UN relief team. Refers to Cyclone Nargis in which over 22,000 people died in Burma. The military junta resisted foreign aid. Inscriptions: Recto - centre right - MONDAY CARTOON 12 May A? cartoon Pls correct & send to GNZHARTPIX 186mm x 133 Ta [in pencil] Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and felt-tip pens on paper, 285mm x 380mm

Date: 2011

From: Tremain, Garrick, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Otago Daily Times]

Reference: DCDL-0017253

Description: Colonel Gaddafi of Libya sits in an armchair, on the back of which perches a vulture, and says 'Any Libyan will tell you he looks on us with love and gratitude...' A man standing beside him adds '...for not killing him yet.' Context -The Gaddafi regime has issued a defiant warning that the "time for action" had arrived as a sustained military assault forced the defeat of Libyan rebels in the strategically important town of Zawiya and their retreat from Ras Lanuf. Amid squabbling among EU and Nato leaders on the eve of an emergency European summit on Libya in Brussels, Muammar Gaddafi's son said that a new offensive would be launched within days. (Guardian 10 March 2011) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945- :Digital cartoons

By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: DCDL-0022013

Description: Shows Mohamed Morsi the new President of Egypt, first democratically-elected president. He is being crushed in a huge armour-clad fist that represents the 'military elite'. Context: Suggests that the military holds the real power. Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Grosz, Christopher, 1947- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0018908

Description: This cartoon depicts three versions of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad standing in a row with party one, party two and party three on the shoulder of his suits. There is a banner above him saying - Assad announces multi - party system. Context:Protesters in Syria have been demanding reforms, including true democratic elections and an end to Assad's regime. Assad has been in power since 2000. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a London-based activist group, said more than 2,000 people -- mostly demonstrators -- have died since the uprising began in mid-March. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Grosz, Christopher, 1947- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0018911

Description: The cartoon shows President of Syria, Bashar al-Assad as a giant standing over Syria and smashing down what looks to be a trolley on to a crowd of people below. The people are holding two signs that say "reforms" and "democracy". Context: Protesters in Syria have been demanding reforms, including true democratic elections and an end to Assad's regime. Assad has been in power since 2000. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a London-based activist group, said more than 2,000 people -- mostly demonstrators -- have died since the uprising began in mid-March. Title taken from file heading Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945- :Digital cartoons

By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: DCDL-0018744

Description: A man with a head of the globe opens a door and peers inside, dismayed at seeing what appears to be a heap of skeletons. Over the skeletons are the words 'Western complicity in Middle East Tyranny'. Context: The suggestion is that actions of western countries have in the past been complicit in shoring up tyrannies in the Middle East - eg selling arms. Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Doyle, Martin Maurice Michael Thomas, 1956- :Digital cartoons

By: Scoop (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0018062

Description: The cartoon shows Colonel Gaddafi of Libya saying 'Being bombed into oblivion is bad enough, but please, no crude cartoons...' Context - There are huge numbers of cartoons on Gaddafi - he is a perfect candidate for caricature. In early February 2011, major political protests against Gaddafi's government followed in the wake of demonstrations in Tunisia, Egypt and other parts of the Arab world, and quickly turned into a civil war. Gaddafi vowed to "die a martyr" if necessary in his fight against rebels and external forces, saying that those rebelling against his government deserve to die. On 17 May 2011 the International Criminal Court issued a request for an arrest warrant against Gaddafi for crimes against humanity; on 27 June, the request was approved and the Court issued the warrant. Cartoon published on the scoop.co.nz website Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Doyle, Martin Maurice Michael Thomas, 1956- :Digital cartoons

By: Scoop (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0018491

Description: The cartoon shows the President of Syria, Bashar al-Assad and text reads 'In Syria, drinking alcohol in public is disgraceful. Gunning down innocent civilians, however, is not a problem when you're addicted to power'. Context: Protesters in Syria have been demanding reforms, including true democratic elections and an end to Assad's regime. Assad has been in power since 2000. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a London-based activist group, said more than 2,000 people -- mostly demonstrators -- have died since the uprising began in mid-March. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945- :Digital cartoons

By: Fairfax New Zealand Limited

Reference: DCDL-0021593

Description: Shows Syrian President Bashar al-Assad with his nose morphed into a smoking gun. Context: United Nations observers found 13 bound corpses in eastern Syria, days after a massacre of more than 100 people in central Homs province which sparked worldwide condemnation against regime of President Bashar al-Assad (TV3 website 31 May 2012). Colour and black and white versions available Title from file name Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Body, Guy Keverne, 1967-: Digital cartoons published in New Zealand Herald

By: New Zealand herald (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0022785

Description: Shows an Egyptian mummy rising out of a coffin representing 'Egyptian old regime'. Context: refers to the Egyptian elections and the fear that military council running the country is maneuvering to bring back the old regime in the form of 75-year-old Omar Suleiman, the man sometimes called the power behind Mubarak. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Waikato Times].

By: Waikato Times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0022737

Description: Shows Syrian President Bashar al-Assad announcing that they are 'making progress' while holding a Syrian flag that drips blood. Context: refers to the bloody civil war in Syria. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Doyle, Martin Maurice Michael Thomas, 1956- :Digital cartoons

By: Scoop (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0021759

Description: Shows Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Russian President Vladmir Putin and Chinese President Hu Jintao standing on piled corpses of Syrian people. Context: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has accused Russia of arming the Assad regime. Russia and China used their veto power at the United Nations Security council to block action against the regime which is engaged in civil war (AP News 13 June 2012). Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2008

From: Doyle, Martin Maurice Michael Thomas, 1956- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0007066

Description: Shows General Shwe demanding that every protester be arrested and beaten. A soldier nearby tells him that there are about 50 million protesters. Refers to General Shwe, leader of the military junta which governs Burma (Myanmar). He was using his soldiers to violently contain popular protests in the streets. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Waikato Times].

Reference: DCDL-0017508

Description: Colonel Gaddafi of Libya sits in the reception area waiting for an interview for a job as 'coach of the Chiefs Super Rugby side'. He tells the receptionist that he is 'looking for a stress free career' and she suggests that he 'might want to reconsider'. Context - Colonel Gaddafi has accepted (11 April) a "road map" for a ceasefire with rebels, according to a delegation of African leaders. The announcement followed a meeting between the leaders and Gaddafi on Sunday in Tripoli, the Libyan capital, just hours after NATO air raids targeted his tanks, helping the rebels push back government forces who had been advancing quickly towards their eastern stronghold. The rebels said they would not accept a truce that leaves Gaddafi in power. Meanwhile back in NZ the Chiefs have several very good names on the short-list for coach for the Chiefs Rgby team. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Hubbard, James, 1949-: Digital caricatures and cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0017365

Description: Text reads 'No Fly Zone' but the 'No' has been crossed out and is replaced by 'Blow' making the text read 'Blow Fly Zone'. A large blow-fly with the face of Colonel Gaddafi flies above 'Libya' after having laid eggs that represent 'protracted war', 'civilian deaths', 'insurgents', and 'oil prices'. A huge fly swat representing the 'UN' is aimed at the blow-fly. Context - the decision by the UN to use air strikes to stop the advance of forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi. A diplomat on the UN Security Council told the Associated Press that Washington's ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice, said the goal should be expanded from creating a no-fly zone to protecting civilians. To do this, the international community must have all the necessary tools - including authorisation to use planes, troops or ships to stop attacks by Gaddafi's air, land and sea forces. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2005

From: Hubbard, James, 1949-: Digital caricatures and cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0006733

Description: Shows a small malnutrished African boy and a large 'African Dictator' sitting in front of a bowl of 'Aid'. The dictator is wearing a military uniform and a bib. He is holding a large knife and fork and is helping himself to a large portion of the 'Aid' while the small African boy is holding a comparative very small spoon and looks disappointed. Refers to African dictators who govern countries which rely heavily on aid to feed their people. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2008

From: Tremain, Garrick, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Otago Daily Times]

Reference: DCDL-0006514

Description: Shows two representatives from the United Nations and two members of the Myanmar government (one probably Than Shwe, head of the military junta) sitting in armchairs discussing the assistance required by Myanmar after the destruction caused by Cyclone Nargis. The UN officials urge the Myanmar politicians to accept aid for the survivors before lack of aid means there are no survivors. The Myanmar military say that if there are no survivors there is no problem. Refers to the reluctance of the Myanmar military government to accept aid from non Asian sources because they are determined to manage the situation themselves. Meanwhile thousands of people face death by starvation or disease as they wait for help. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

From: Hubbard, James, 1949-: Digital caricatures and cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0014708

Description: The cartoon shows Fiji's President Commodore Bainimarama dressed like a military dicator and telling a man raising the 'free press' flag that he can stop now that it is half way up. Refers to the new media law promulgated on 25 June 2010 that will set up a Fiji Media Industry Development Authority that is tasked with ensuring that local media do not publish material that threatens public interest or order; is against the national interest; or creates communal discord. It will have wide powers of investigation over journalists and media outlets, including powers of search and seizure of equipment. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2008

From: Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Waikato Times].

Reference: DCDL-0006450

Description: Shows a soldier from the Myanmar military junta standing outside a huge barred gate to the country of Myanmar. A large notice is pinned to the gate saying 'Help wanted, PS by invitation only'. Refers to the resistance by the Myanmar military junta to foreign aid offered to assist in the rescue effort of thousands of people in the aftermath of the destruction caused by Cyclone Nargis on May 3, 2008. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).