African National Congress

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liberation movement political party

The African National Congress is South Africa’s dominant political party and former liberation movement that led the struggle against apartheid and has governed the country since the end of white minority rule in 1994.

Aliases (2)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	liberation movement → political party →
abbreviation	ANC →
adoptedFreedomCharter	1955 →
alliedWith	Congress of South African Trade Unions → South African Communist Party →
armedWing	Umkhonto we Sizwe →
bannedBy	apartheid government of South Africa →
banPeriodEnd	1990 →
banPeriodStart	1960 →
country	South Africa →
currentPresident	Cyril Ramaphosa →
electoralBase	black South Africans →
focusesOn	overcoming legacy of apartheid →
founded	1912 →
foundedArmedWing	1961 →
foundingLocation	Bloemfontein →
governingPartyOf	Republic of South Africa →
headquarters	Luthuli House, Johannesburg →
ideology	African nationalism → democratic socialism → social democracy →
inGovernmentSince	1994 →
keyDocument	Freedom Charter →
ledBy	Albert Luthuli → Cyril Ramaphosa → Jacob Zuma → Nelson Mandela → Oliver Tambo → Thabo Mbeki →
legalized	1990 →
memberOf	Progressive Alliance → Socialist International →
notableLeader	Albert Luthuli → Cyril Ramaphosa → Jacob Zuma → Nelson Mandela → Oliver Tambo → Thabo Mbeki →
partOf	Tripartite Alliance →
politicalPosition	centre-left →
predecessor	South African Native National Congress →
primaryColor	black → gold → green →
roleInHistory	anti-apartheid movement leader →
slogan	A better life for all →
womenWing	African National Congress Women’s League →
wonFirstDemocraticElection	1994 South African general election →
youthWing	African National Congress Youth League →

Referenced by (39)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Afrikaner nationalism → B. J. Vorster → Bantu Education Act → National Party → National Party (South Africa) → P. W. Botha → Population Registration Act →	opposedBy
Makgatho Mandela → Nelson Mandela → Thabo Mbeki → Winnie Mandela → Winnie Mandela ("African National Congress Women’s League") →	memberOfPoliticalParty
South African Indian Congress → Transvaal Indian Congress → United Democratic Front →	alliedWith
Natal Indian Congress → South African Communist Party →	alliance
Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika (part) → Soweto →	associatedWith
Long Walk to Freedom → Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom →	portraysOrganization
The Rainbow People of God →	about
National Party (South Africa) →	coalitionPartnerWith
Progressive Alliance →	hasMember
Socialist International →	hasNotableMember
Government of National Unity (South Africa) →	includedParty
Defiance Campaign →	mainOrganiser
South African general election, 1994 →	mainWinner
National Party →	mergedInto
Umkhonto we Sizwe →	militaryBranchOf
Rivonia Trial →	organizationInvolved
Umkhonto we Sizwe →	parentOrganization
Zulu people →	politicalInfluence
African National Congress ("South African Native National Congress") →	predecessor
1947 Dadoo-Naicker-Xuma Pact →	relatedTo
Pan Africanist Congress →	separatedFrom
1947 Dadoo-Naicker-Xuma Pact →	signatoryOrganization
Conversations with Myself →	subject
1947 Dadoo-Naicker-Xuma Pact →	supportedBy