Pan Africanist Congress

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The Pan Africanist Congress is a South African political organization founded in 1959 that broke away from the African National Congress, advocating African nationalism and playing a significant role in the anti-apartheid struggle.

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instanceOf political organization
political party
abbreviation PAC
advocates Pan-African unity
decolonization of Africa
armedWing Azanian People’s Liberation Army
bannedBy apartheid government of South Africa
bannedIn 1960
color black
gold
green
country South Africa
emergedFromDebateOn multiracialism vs African nationalism in ANC
focusesOn black majority rule
land redistribution
self-determination
founded 1959
foundedIn Johannesburg, South Africa
surface form: Johannesburg
fullName Pan Africanist Congress self-linksurface differs
surface form: Pan Africanist Congress of Azania
goal end of white minority rule in South Africa
transfer of land to indigenous Africans
hasWomenWing Pan Africanist Women’s Organization
hasYouthWing Pan Africanist Youth Congress
headquartersLocation South Africa
historicalContext Cold War-era African liberation struggles
historicalRole liberation movement
ideology African nationalism
African socialism
Pan-Africanism
languageOfCommunication African languages
English
notableEvent Sharpeville anti-pass campaign involvement
opposed apartheid
organized anti-pass law protests in 1960
participatedIn 1994 South African general election
South African parliamentary elections
anti-apartheid movement
politicalPosition left-wing
regionOfActivity Southern Africa
reinstatedAsLegalParty 1990
separatedFrom African National Congress
slogan Africa for Africans
supports one-party African government ideal in early years
targetConstituency black Africans in South Africa
type parliamentary party in post-apartheid South Africa
usesTermForSouthAfrica Azania

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National Party (South Africa) opposedBy Pan Africanist Congress
NP opposedBy Pan Africanist Congress
subject surface form: National Party
Pan Africanist Congress fullName Pan Africanist Congress self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Pan Africanist Congress of Azania
Robert Sobukwe founderOf Pan Africanist Congress
this entity surface form: Pan Africanist Congress of Azania
anti-apartheid movement supportedOrganization Pan Africanist Congress
Pass Laws Act opposedBy Pan Africanist Congress
Azanian People’s Liberation Army partOf Pan Africanist Congress
this entity surface form: Pan Africanist Congress of Azania
Azanian People’s Liberation Army militaryBranchOf Pan Africanist Congress
this entity surface form: Pan Africanist Congress of Azania
Azanian People’s Liberation Army alliedWith Pan Africanist Congress
this entity surface form: Pan Africanist Congress of Azania
PAC fullName Pan Africanist Congress
subject surface form: Pan Africanist Congress of Azania
this entity surface form: Pan Africanist Congress of Azania
PAC shortName Pan Africanist Congress
subject surface form: Pan Africanist Congress of Azania
Pan Africanist Women’s Organization parentOrganization Pan Africanist Congress
this entity surface form: Pan Africanist Congress of Azania
Pan Africanist Women’s Organization affiliation Pan Africanist Congress
apartheid government of South Africa opposedBy Pan Africanist Congress
Pan Africanist Youth Congress parentOrganization Pan Africanist Congress
this entity surface form: Pan Africanist Congress of Azania
Pan Africanist Youth Congress affiliation Pan Africanist Congress
this entity surface form: Pan Africanist Congress of Azania
Suppression of Communism Act targetedGroup Pan Africanist Congress
this entity surface form: Pan Africanist Congress members
Bantu Authorities Act opposedBy Pan Africanist Congress
Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA) participant Pan Africanist Congress
subject surface form: Convention for a Democratic South Africa
this entity surface form: Pan Africanist Congress of Azania
South African politics historicalParty Pan Africanist Congress
this entity surface form: Pan Africanist Congress of Azania
South African politics liberationMovement Pan Africanist Congress
this entity surface form: Pan Africanist Congress of Azania
Black South African associatedWith Pan Africanist Congress