The Uhuru Movement (uhuru is the Swahili word for "freedom") is a socialist and movement founded in 1972 and led by the African People's Socialist Party (APSP), whose chairman is Omali Yeshitela. It is centered on the theory of African internationalism, which it says provides a historical materialist explanation for the social and economic conditions of African people worldwide and is considered to be one of the most important political movements since independence. The Uhuru Movement is very much considered to be fundamentally a youth movement of rebellion.