Freedom Charter

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anti-apartheid document foundational document political manifesto

The Freedom Charter is a historic 1955 South African political manifesto that articulated the core democratic and anti-apartheid principles of the liberation movement, calling for equality, human rights, and shared national wealth.

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Freedom Charter canonical 12
adoption of the Freedom Charter 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf anti-apartheid document ⓘ
foundational document ⓘ
political manifesto ⓘ
adoptedAt Congress of the People ⓘ
associatedWith African National Congress ⓘ
Congress Alliance ⓘ
cityAdopted Johannesburg, South Africa ⓘ
surface form: Johannesburg
consideredByANC basic law ⓘ
corePrinciple democratic governance ⓘ
education for all ⓘ
equality before the law ⓘ
housing and security ⓘ
human rights ⓘ
land reform ⓘ
racial equality ⓘ
shared national wealth ⓘ
universal suffrage ⓘ
workers’ rights ⓘ
country South Africa ⓘ
dateAdopted 1955-06-26 ⓘ
draftedBy African National Congress ⓘ
Coloured People’s Congress ⓘ
South African Congress of Democrats ⓘ
South African Congress of Trade Unions ⓘ
South African Indian Congress ⓘ
ideology African nationalism ⓘ
democratic socialism ⓘ
non-racialism ⓘ
influenced African National Congress policy ⓘ
Constitution of South Africa ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalStatusUnderApartheid banned ⓘ
openingLine The People Shall Govern! ⓘ
opposedBy apartheid government of South Africa ⓘ
placeAdopted Soweto ⓘ
surface form: Kliptown
politicalPosition anti-apartheid ⓘ
democratic ⓘ
non-racial ⓘ
section All National Groups Shall Have Equal Rights! ⓘ
All Shall Be Equal Before the Law! ⓘ
All Shall Enjoy Equal Human Rights! ⓘ
The Doors of Learning and Culture Shall Be Opened! ⓘ
The Land Shall Be Shared Among Those Who Work It! ⓘ
The People Shall Govern! ⓘ
The People Shall Share in the Country’s Wealth! ⓘ
There Shall Be Houses, Security and Comfort! ⓘ
There Shall Be Peace and Friendship! ⓘ
There Shall Be Work and Security! ⓘ
slogan The People Shall Govern! ⓘ
yearAdopted 1955 ⓘ

Referenced by (13)

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African National Congress → keyDocument → Freedom Charter ⓘ
Defiance Campaign → followedBy → Freedom Charter ⓘ
this entity surface form: adoption of the Freedom Charter
South African Indian Congress → supportedDocument → Freedom Charter ⓘ
United Democratic Front → supported → Freedom Charter ⓘ
Walter Sisulu Square → associatedWith → Freedom Charter ⓘ
ANC → notableDocument → Freedom Charter ⓘ
subject surface form: African National Congress
Congress Alliance → notableWork → Freedom Charter ⓘ
Congress Alliance → drafted → Freedom Charter ⓘ
Congress Alliance → adopted → Freedom Charter ⓘ
Congress of the People → adoptedDocument → Freedom Charter ⓘ
South African Congress of Democrats → associatedDocument → Freedom Charter ⓘ
South African Congress of Democrats → supported → Freedom Charter ⓘ
South African Congress of Trade Unions → supported → Freedom Charter ⓘ