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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Predicate Object
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
fullName 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

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
National Party
National Party (South Africa)
opposedBy
Pan Africanist Congress ("Pan Africanist Congress of Azania")
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