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The Progressive Teachers’ Congress is secretly launched

The Progressive Teachers’ Congress is secretly launched

Date
19 Sep 1988
Updated
30 Sep 2019
The Progressive Teachers’ Congress is secretly launched

The Black teachers' association, the Progressive Teachers' Congress (PROTECO) was clandestinely launched in the Transvaal to fill the vacuum, which was created by the banning of the National Education Union of South Africa (NEUSA) and the National Education Crisis Committee (NECC). PROTECTO changed its name to the Progressive Teachers' Committee in 1989.    

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  1. 01South African Institute of Race Relations. (1989). Race Relations Survey 1988/89, Johannesburg: South African Institute of Race Relations, p. 253

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). The Progressive Teachers’ Congress is secretly launched. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012774

South African History Online (2011) 'The Progressive Teachers’ Congress is secretly launched', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012774 (Accessed: 1 August 2026).

South African History Online, The Progressive Teachers’ Congress is secretly launched [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012774, (accessed 1 August 2026).

"The Progressive Teachers’ Congress is secretly launched." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012774. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "The Progressive Teachers’ Congress is secretly launched." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012774.

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