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… The adoption of the Freedom Charter by the Congress of the People was widely recognised both in South Africa and … of major political significance. In his message to the Congress of the People, Chief Albert Luthuli , the banned … The Congress of the People, Kliptown 1955 …

… Africa. The idea of a Freedom Charter was born, and the Congress of the People Campaign was initiated. During this campaign the ANC … a common document. The document would be accepted at the Congress of the People and would become the Freedom Charter. … Congress of the People and the Freedom Charter …

… Address to the Congress of the People …

… People involved with the South African Indian Congress …

… The campaign for the Congress of the People and the Freedom Charter was the climax to a decade or … of developing the organisational and social bases of the Congress movement and clarifying its political policies and … Significance of the Congress of the People and the Freedom Charter …

… The Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) is a political party whose presence in the … on the Africanist debate within the African National Congress (ANC). When the Freedom Charter was adopted at … members were excluded from the hall. This group of people resolved to break away from the ANC and form a …

… In January 1986, the UDF met the African National Congress (ANC) for talks in Stockholm. It was at these talks … The ANC highlighted the way forward though two streams- 'people's war' and negotiation. It wanted the UDF to increase … through better organisation and working together with Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) and more …

… The NIC (Natal Indian Congress) was the first of the Indian Congresses to be … the umbrella organization, the SAIC (South African Indian Congress). However, in the 1930s-1940s the NIC experienced … enjoyed the vote. This was the first time that the Indian people had not only participated in, but also organised an …

… in the Defiance Campaign formed the South African People's Congress. The following year, the South African People's Congress met with the African National Congress (ANC) , the … South African Congress of Democrats (COD) …

… spirit of health and determination in disillusioned young people To encourage the youth to strive for a better system … and in the broader democratic struggle. The first youth congress was formed in the Western Cape in 1983, known as the Western Cape Youth Congress (CAYCO) , it brought together 35 youth groups. CAYCO …

… resistance campaign and the formation of the Natal Indian Congress (NIC - 1894), the Transvaal British Indian … Council (CBIC – before 1917), and the South African Indian Congress (SAIC - 1919). During the Gandhi campaigns of 1908 … to improve and to articulate the grievances of the Indian people. From 1917 to 1923, events on the international level …

… The TIC (Transvaal Indian congress) was first called the TBIA (Transvaal British Indian … under the umbrella organization, the South African Indian Congress (SAIC) . However, in the 1930s -1940s the TIC … national organisations representing African and Coloured people. 1938 marked the establishment of the Murray …

… Force or police brutality. In 1986, the United Women's Congress joined forces with the Women's Front, another … Cape and the two became known as the United Women's Congress. The congress resolved to concentrate on grassroots work involving problems of the people in oppressed communities, they encouraged women to …

… The Transvaal Indian Youth Congress (TIYC) was formed in Transvaal (now Gauteng) as the youth wing of the Transvaal Indian Congress (TIC)  in 1945. Its formation was precipitated by … Act". The aspect of the legislation defined areas where people of Indian origin could, live, trade and own a piece of …

… The African National Congress (ANC) is South Africa's governing party and has been … was initially founded as the South African Native National Congress (SANNC) on 8 January 1912 in Bloemfontein, with the … of apartheid, its aversion to dissent by Black people and brutal crackdown of political activists, the ANC …

… against apartheid in the Western Cape. The first youth congress named the Cape Youth Congress (CAYCO) was formed in the province in July 1983 … who were regarded as traitors. Members of CAYCO recruited people from places such as KTC and the youth openly began to …

… (the first township of Soweto ), and Coloured and Tamil people move in. Restrictions against the urbanisation of … from Whites. T.D. Mweli Skota , the African National Congress (ANC) secretary-general and journalist, attends the Pan African Congress meeting. He urges the convocation to coordinate …

… Key people …

… the South African Students' Organisation (SASO), Black People's Convention (BPC), Black Community Programmes (BCP), … to forge links with students’ organizations, notably the Congress of South African Students (COSAS) and Azanian … 1986 when it joined the South African National Students' Congress (SANSCO). The ideological thrust of AZAPO was …

… were existing political organisations like the African People Organisation (APO), the Coloured People's National … People's Organisation (SACPO) later Coloured People Congress (CPC) in 1953. SACPO managed to forge a political … cooperation with other liberation movements to form the Congress Alliance, which culminated in the drafting of the …

… country to intensify resistance. This culminated in the Congress of the People, a gathering in Kliptown, and the adoption of the … succeeds Ashely Peter Mda as president of African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) Walter Sisulu ’s book South … African Nationalism in South Africa: The African National Congress, 1912-1952 . (London) C. Hurst & Company|Liebenberg, …

… events leading up to the formation of the African National Congress in 1912 as well as the organization’s early years. … becomes the editor of Tsala ea Becoana (‘Friend of the people’), a self-styled “independent race newspaper” (Limb, … spearheaded by women.   July, The Universal Races Congress is held at the University of London, John Tengo …

… In July 2001, The Landless People's Movement (LPM) was formed by leaders of various landless people of South Africa in response to evictions of farm … aimed to organise campaigns for rural and urban landless people on a national scale. [1] The movement’s demands were …

… and Professor Z. K. Matthews join the African National Congress (ANC). The ANC establishes a ‘Department of Social … He gives the go-ahead for the forma­tion of the Congress Youth League. Moses Kotane and J.B Marks are elected … African National Congress is the mouthpiece of the African people of the Union of South Africa. All its efforts are and …

… The Congress of South African Students (COSAS) was established in … was actually a clandestine member of the African national Congress (ANC) and was later to be convicted of furthering … in a democratic society based on the will of all the people. It recognized that Bantu Education was aimed at …

… attacked. As the state’s administrative system broke down, people established their own democratic structures, street … of anti-apartheid groupings since the mass meetings of the Congress Alliance in the 1950s. The initial aim of the UDF … trade union gathering took place in December 1985 when the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) was founded. …

… were released from Robben Island. 1980 South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) declares the year as the … January, In its January 8th statement the African National Congress (ANC) proclaims 1980 as ‘The Year of the Charter’ in … Witwatersrand when she says, “I have seen the anger of my people mounting. But perhaps with the release of my father, …

… assertion of white minority rights at the expense of black people. 1920 The Housing Act is passed. This Act made funds … of the course. February, The South African National Native Congress (SANNC) helps to organise a strike of more than 40 … July,   John Dube attends the Second Pan-African Congress in London. 30 July – 1 August, The founding …

… gradual decline and struggling to avert state repression. Congress-inspired traditions were also re-emerging. The … 'Release Mandela' campaign, with some 1,5-million people signing the petition. The campaign was supported by a … African Council of Churches (SACC) and the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) . This period saw the multiplication of …