AZAPO, SOPA, and BPC announce a merger agreement

Updated: 22 Aug 2019

Leaders of the Azanian People's Organisation (AZAPO), the Socialist Party of Azania (SOPA) and the Black People's Convention (BPC) announced that they would sign a merger agreement on 9 September. In 1998 SOPA broke away from AZAPO after accusing its leaders of abandoning the socialist principle and neglecting party membership.

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). AZAPO, SOPA, and BPC announce a merger agreement. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013591

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South African History Online. "AZAPO, SOPA, and BPC announce a merger agreement." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013591.