The African National Congress (ANC) announced the names of members of a new National Working Committee (NWC) that was to be responsible for the day-to-day running of its affairs. The NWC had been elected at a meeting of the 60-member National Executive Committee (NEC), the party's second highest decision-making structure. The NEC also agreed to retain President Nelson Mandela's services as an ex-officio member of both the NEC and NWC.
eventREF E-0013308Revised
22 February 1997
New ANC National Working Committee is elected
- Updated
- 30 Sep 2019
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- 01Keesing's Records of World Events. News Digest 21 February 1995, p.42052.
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
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