1947 Dadoo-Naicker-Xuma Pact

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The 1947 Dadoo-Naicker-Xuma Pact was a landmark political agreement in South Africa that united Indian and African anti-apartheid leaders in a common front against racial segregation and discrimination.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf anti-apartheid pact
political agreement
aimedAt joint campaigns and coordinated political action
overcoming divisions between African and Indian communities
alsoKnownAs African-Indian Pact of 1947
Dadoo-Naicker-Xuma Pact
Xuma-Naicker-Dadoo Pact
category Anti-apartheid agreements
History of South Africa
country South Africa
dateSigned 1947
historicalSignificance early formal alliance between African and Indian organizations in South Africa
milestone in the development of a united front against apartheid
ideology anti-racism
non-racialism
location South Africa
movement anti-apartheid movement
opposedPolicy discriminatory legislation against Indians and Africans
racial segregation in South Africa
politicalContext anti-colonial struggle in South Africa
pre-apartheid South Africa
purpose to coordinate resistance to racial segregation and discrimination
to promote a common front against apartheid policies
to unite African and Indian political organizations in South Africa
relatedTo African National Congress
Natal Indian Congress
South African Indian Congress
South African anti-apartheid struggle
Transvaal Indian Congress
result laid groundwork for later multi-racial alliances in South Africa
strengthened cooperation between African and Indian political leaders
signatory A.B. Xuma
Monty Naicker
Yusuf Dadoo
signatoryOrganization African National Congress
Natal Indian Congress
Transvaal Indian Congress
signatoryRoleOfABXuma president of the African National Congress
signatoryRoleOfMontyNaicker leader of the Natal Indian Congress
signatoryRoleOfYusufDadoo leader of the Transvaal Indian Congress
supportedBy African National Congress
South African Indian Congress
timePeriod 1940s in South Africa
20th century
year 1947

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
1947 Dadoo-Naicker-Xuma Pact ("Dadoo-Naicker-Xuma Pact")
1947 Dadoo-Naicker-Xuma Pact ("Xuma-Naicker-Dadoo Pact")
1947 Dadoo-Naicker-Xuma Pact ("African-Indian Pact of 1947")
alsoKnownAs
Natal Indian Congress
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