African National Congress

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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.

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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 South Africa
surface form: 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 African National Congress self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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

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Kgalema Motlanthe workedFor African National Congress
Cyril Ramaphosa politicalParty African National Congress
Cyril Ramaphosa memberOf African National Congress
Soweto Uprising associatedWith African National Congress
Walter Sisulu memberOf African National Congress
Govan Mbeki politicalParty African National Congress
Govan Mbeki memberOf African National Congress
anti-apartheid movement supportedOrganization African National Congress
Jacob Zuma politicalParty African National Congress
Winifred memberOf African National Congress
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Nadine Gordimer memberOf African National Congress
Walter Sisulu Square associatedWith African National Congress
Ela Gandhi memberOf African National Congress
Radebe memberOfPoliticalParty African National Congress
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Joe Slovo memberOf African National Congress
Ruth First memberOf African National Congress
Trevor Manuel memberOf African National Congress
Moses Kotane memberOf African National Congress
Moses Kotane joined African National Congress
Inkatha Freedom Party opposedTo African National Congress
South African general elections wonBy African National Congress
subject surface form: 1994 South African general election
South African general elections primaryPoliticalParties African National Congress
Pass Laws Act opposedBy African National Congress
Immorality Act opposedBy African National Congress
Department of Bantu Education opposedBy African National Congress
PAC splitFrom African National Congress
subject surface form: Pan Africanist Congress of Azania
ANC historicalPredecessor African National Congress
subject surface form: African National Congress
this entity surface form: South African Native National Congress
ANC renamedFrom African National Congress
subject surface form: African National Congress
this entity surface form: South African Native National Congress
apartheid government of South Africa opposedBy African National Congress
Freedom Charter draftedBy African National Congress
Freedom Charter associatedWith African National Congress
Luthuli House, Johannesburg occupant African National Congress
subject surface form: Luthuli House
Luthuli House, Johannesburg usedBy African National Congress
subject surface form: Luthuli House
this entity surface form: African National Congress officials
Luthuli House, Johannesburg politicalAffiliation African National Congress
subject surface form: Luthuli House
Luthuli House, Johannesburg ownership African National Congress
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Congress of South African Trade Unions alliedWith African National Congress
Tripartite Alliance memberParty African National Congress
Tripartite Alliance primaryLeaderParty African National Congress
Tripartite Alliance dominantParty African National Congress
Tripartite Alliance supportsGovernmentOf African National Congress
South African general election, 1999 winningParty African National Congress
Congress Alliance hasPart African National Congress
Congress Alliance memberOrganization African National Congress
Defiance Campaign of 1952 organizedBy African National Congress
Smuts government opposedBy African National Congress
Coloured People’s Congress alliedWith African National Congress
Suppression of Communism Act targetedGroup African National Congress
this entity surface form: African National Congress members
Bantu Authorities Act opposedBy African National Congress
Congress of the People organizedBy African National Congress