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Delegations and dialogue between ANC and internal non government groups

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… 2012 Updated May 15, 2018 The African National Congress (ANC) in exile developed strategies to influence public … late 1984 onwards, a series of meetings between the exiled ANC and groupings from within South Africa began to take … a process that was unprecedented, especially since the ANC had been banned since 1960 and was prohibited in any form …

The 52nd ANC National Conference - Polokwane 2007

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… December 13, 2017 The 52nd African National Congress ( ANC ) National Conference took place from 16 – 20 December … had been running for the position of President of the ANC despite having served his two terms as President of South Africa. Attaining the position of President of the ANC, however, would have allowed Mbeki to have huge influence …

ANC and the early development of apartheid 1948-1950s

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… the policy of apartheid. The African National Congress (ANC) reacted immediately to the government’s increased … pass and other restrictive laws. On 26 March 1950, the ANC held a ‘Defend Free Speech’ convention in reaction to the … Dr James Moroka gave his first public address. The ANC called for a May Day stay-at-home in demand of the vote. …

African National Congress (ANC)

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… Updated August 27, 2019 The African National Congress (ANC) is South Africa's governing party and has been in power … of black South Africans. The organization was renamed the ANC in 1923. While the organization’s early period was … people and brutal crackdown of political activists, the ANC together with the SACP formed a military wing, uMkhonto …

African National Congress (ANC) office bearers

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… 27, 2019 On 8 January 2012 the African National Congress (ANC) celebrated its centenary. As part of the uKhongolose: ANC and South Africa’s Struggle for Freedom feature, SAHO started updating the presidential profiles of all the ANC presidents since its formation in 1912. This project …

Rejuvenation of the ANC and intensification of the struggle 1940s

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… the new president of the African National Congress (ANC), and a period of greater action was introduced. Xuma was … people. He managed to streamline the running of the ANC. This he accomplished by introducing new communication … reason to expect better conditions. In 1944, the ANC Youth League (ANCYL) was formed by members of the ANC who …

ANC Women’s League (ANCWL)

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… Updated June 5, 2024 When the African National Congress (ANC) was formed in 1912, it did not accept women as members. … League (BWL) was formed in 1918, as a branch of the ANC. It became involved in passive resistance and fought … League was under the leadership of Charlotte Maxeke . The ANC only accepted women as members at the Congress's 1943 …

All Members of South Africa’s 5th Democratic Parliament 2014

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…   First names   Party   Abrahams   Beverley Lynnette   ANC   Adams   Freddie   ANC   Alberts   Anton   FF+   America   Derrick   DA   …   Nosimo Zisiwe Beauty   DA   Bam-Mugwanya   Vatiswa   ANC   Bapela   Kopeng Obed   ANC   Basson   Leonard Jones   …

The ANC Women’s League in the Struggle for Women’s Rights in South Africa by Meghan Knapp

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… created. In 1944, women were granted membership for the ANC. The ANCWL fought against racial and gender discrimination, alongside the ANC, until its unbanning in 1960. For 30 years they fought … Congress Women’s League, Winnie Mandela, Quota System The ANC Women’s League in the Struggle for Women’s Rights in …

List of SADF raids into Neigbouring Countries

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… 1981   1 August Harare, Zimbabwe; car bomb kills chief ANC representative Joe Gqabi     Gaborone, Botswana; car bomb kills ANC executive member 1982   March      London (UK); ANC headquarters bombed   June      Mbabane, Swaziland; car …

Political assassinations 1974 - 1994

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… Onkgopotse Tiro SASO Parcel bomb.   - Zambia John Dube ANC Parcel bomb. 1978 8 January Durban Dr. Rick Turner Banned … of Natal Shot dead at home.   - Swaziland John Majola ANC Killed after being abducted.   - Swaziland Khela (codename) ANC Abducted and killed. 1980 4 June Manzini, Swaziland …

African National Congress Timeline 1990-1999

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… negotiations between the government and the ANC gathered pace. As part of that process, the ANC, PAC and other parties were unbanned, hundreds of … Africa. Several meetings between the government and the ANC laid the basis for the Convention for a Democratic South …

Conference: One Hundred Years of the ANC - Debating Liberation Histories and Democracy Today

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… Prof. Phillip Bonner:  "Fragmentation and Cohesion In The Anc, The First 70 Years". Delegates at the 3-day conference “100 years of the ANC, Debating Liberation Histories and Democracy Today”, held … major public event marking the 100th Anniversary of the ANC. It was jointly organised by SAHO and the history …

African National Congress Timeline 2000 -2010

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… 21, 2011 Updated March 16, 2022 During this period the ANC consolidated its hold on power but also faced both … (NNP), was disbanded and some of its members joined the ANC. NNP leader Marthinus van Schalkwyk became a member of the ANC and a cabinet minister. The ANC also faced internal …

ANC January 8th Statements

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… Published January 11, 2013 Updated January 29, 2024 The ANC in exile issued its first January 8th statement in 1972, the founding date of the ANC. This statement outlined the organisation’s programme for the year. Following a hiatus, the ANC issued its next January 8th statement in 1979.  The idea …

Continued resistance and internal criticism 1920s and 1930s

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… In the following years, the African National Congress (ANC) leadership evolved to be more inclined to action than … very little was achieved during the 1920s and 1930s. The ANC continued to criticise the government and called for … most active in the 1920s. For much of the 1920s the ANC was considered moribund, with the ICU dominating the …

Hermanus Loots aka James Stuart Timeline

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… 1961 Is recruited into the African National Congress (ANC) military wing Umkhonto we Sizwe’s (MK) Luthuli … [iii] 1979 - 1983 Appointed chief representative of the ANC in Madagascar. [iv] 1984 Marries Madagascan-born Nasolo, … Josephine, in Zambia. [v] 1984 Exposes brutality in ANC camps. [vi] 1986 Is a member of an ANC delegation that …

African National Congress Timeline 1940-1949

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… August 16, 2011 Updated August 27, 2019 In the 1940s the ANC rejuvenated itself and began to work more closely with … and 1930s. Two significant developments took place in the ANC in the 1940s: for the first time women were admitted as full members of the ANC in 1943, leading to the establishment of the ANC Women’s …

Biography of Barry Gilder by Sofia Pullen

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… 17, 2017 Updated November 23, 2020 Barry Gilder – The ANC Musician, Soldier, and Spy Abstract Barry Gilder is one … African National Congress into exile in 1976. He aided the ANC through his work as an anti-apartheid musician, an … Gilder, uMkhonto weSizwe, MK, African National Congress, ANC, Exile, Musician, Intelligence, Apartheid, National Union …

Mandela and the South African Communist Party

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… way forward in light of the African National Congress’ (ANC) ban and the imposition of a state of emergency. Among … , Govan Mbeki , Mhlaba , Kotane and a number of other ANC and SACP members. Those attending congruently agreed that … be under the control of certain members of the SACP and ANC leadership. However, the condition for the establishment …

uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Timeline 1961-1990

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… or MK), the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC), was jointly formed by leading members of the banned ANC and South African Communist Party (SACP) in 1961. The … inside the 1980s with attacks across the country. As the ANC and the South African government moved towards a …

The Founding of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF)

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… Freedom Fighters when he was still the president of the ANC Youth League  as the struggle for economic freedom does … organisational boundaries and confines. Malema’s term as ANC Youth League president was embroiled in controversy, on … gotten him suspended from the African National Congress (ANC) for 5 years. Malema was found guilty by the ANC’s …

The African Students Association (ASA)

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… the auspices of the banned African National Congress (ANC). At the time of its formation, Durban was the centre of … League (ANCYL) before it declined after banning of the ANC in April 1960. In 1962, a Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) … themselves as student wings of the national movements (ANC and PAC). Events Leading to the Formation of ASA Among …

Nelson Mandela Timeline 1990-1999

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… Parliament, announcing the lifting of a 30-year ban on the ANC, the Pan African Congress (PAC), the South African … in order to strengthen the bargaining position of the ANC. March, Mandela travelled to Lusaka to meet the ANC's national executive committee. He then travelled to …

Albertina Sisulu and the organisations she was connected to

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… Women The Defiance Campaign of 1952 would catapult the ANC Women’s League into a new era of action and multi-party … Bantu Education and she threw herself into both FEDSAW and ANC preparations for the boycott. The ANC Women’s League and FEDSAW aided the boycott greatly by …

CODESA 2 Timeline

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… its constitutional principles. 08 January 1992: The ANC gives it annual statement. 20 January 1992: 5 Working … demonstrators gather outside the legislature to hear the ANC’s demands. 18 February 1992: In Working Group 2 on constitutional principles, the ANC agrees to Codesa prescribing the status of regional …

The armed struggle and state repression of the 1960s

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… people, the Sharpeville incident and the banning of the ANC and the PAC. Soon after the break up between the ANC and the PAC, the ANC organised a protest against pass laws for 1960. The PAC …

African National Congress Timeline 1980-1989

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… The 1980s witnessed an increase in attacks launched by the ANC through its armed MK inside South Africa. Conversely, the … up its attacks on neighboring states targeting mainly ANC safe houses, activists and camps. In addition, the … neighboring states for a settlement which would see the ANC expelled from those countries. Increased pressure inside …

Nelson Mandela Timeline 1950-1959

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… Party of South Africa, the African National Congress (ANC) and the Transvaal Indian Congress (TIC) jointly … (1 May) to protest the banning of communist leaders. Many ANC leaders, including Mandela, distrusted the communist … and the ANCYL opposed the stay-away. Mandela and other ANC Youth League members disrupted communist meetings and …

African National Congress Timeline 1950-1959

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… Amendment Act. Working together with the CPSA, the ANC responded by launching the Defiance Campaign and rallying … Charter. Organisations with members affiliated to the ANC were formed during the period, for instance FEDSAW and … grip of the government’s racist polices were staged by the ANC and other organisations opposed to apartheid. …

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