An African National Congress (ANC) delegation of 20 members, led by Deputy President Thabo Mbeki, made the party's second major submission to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). The ANC came under fire for instances of armed violence, necklace murders, executions in penal camps and the planting of bombs. The party accepted responsibility for more than 500 incidents of violence between 1977 and 1989.
12 May 1997
ANC makes second submission before TRC
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- 30 Sep 2019

How we know this
- 01Wallis, F. (2000), Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau.
- 02ANC makes Second Submission before TRC (1997), 'Responses by the ANC to questions raised by the Commission for Truth and Reconciliation', from justice government, 12 May, [online], Available at https://www.justice.gov.za/trc/hrvtrans/submit/anc2.htm [Accessed: 28 May 2014]
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2011, March 16). ANC makes second submission before TRC. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013314
South African History Online (2011) 'ANC makes second submission before TRC', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013314 (Accessed: 6 November 2026).
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