South African Communist Party

E51752

Marxist–Leninist organization communist party political party

The South African Communist Party is a Marxist–Leninist political party in South Africa that played a key role in the anti-apartheid struggle and has long been allied with the African National Congress.

Aliases (2)

African National Congress ×1
Communist Party of South Africa ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Marxist–Leninist organization → communist party → political party →
advocates	public ownership of key industries → state intervention in the economy →
alliance	African National Congress → Congress of South African Trade Unions →
associatedWith	Umkhonto we Sizwe →
banEndYear	1990 →
bannedIn	South Africa →
banStartYear	1950 →
country	South Africa →
countryOfHeadquarters	South Africa →
focusesOn	land reform → national democratic revolution → workers' rights →
founded	1921 →
hasPublication	African Communist → Umsebenzi →
hasYouthWing	Young Communist League of South Africa →
headquartersLocation	Johannesburg →
ideology	Marxism–Leninism → communism → socialism →
influencedBy	Leninism → Marxism → Soviet Union →
keyActivity	political education → trade union support → underground resistance during apartheid →
languageOfPublication	African languages → English →
legalStatus	legal political party →
memberOf	Tripartite Alliance →
notableLeader	Ben Turok → Blade Nzimande → Chris Hani → Joe Slovo → Moses Kotane → Yusuf Dadoo →
originalName	Communist Party of South Africa →
participatedIn	Convention for a Democratic South Africa →
participatesIn	South African general elections →
politicalPosition	far-left → left-wing →
regionOfActivity	Southern Africa →
roleInHistory	anti-apartheid struggle →
shortName	SACP →
supports	African National Congress governments →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bantu Education Act → Population Registration Act →	opposedBy
African National Congress →	alliedWith
Yusuf Dadoo →	memberOf
Nelson Mandela →	memberOfPoliticalParty
Rivonia Trial →	organizationInvolved
South African Communist Party ("Communist Party of South Africa") →	originalName
Umkhonto we Sizwe →	supportedBy
Yusuf Dadoo ("African National Congress") →	workedWith