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EventArchibald Gumede, former President of the United Democratic Front, is born in Pietermaritzburg.
… He returned to Natal and joined the African National Congress (ANC) in 1949 and became secretary of the Natal … active in the Natal ANC, leading the…
EventVuyisile Mini, Trade unionist and uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) activist is hanged
… resistance. As a member of the South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU), he was responsible for the organisation of metal … Black trade unions. He…
EventUN passes resolutions on South Africa
… the imprisoned leader of the banned African National Congress (ANC). The UN General Assembly also called for the … apartheid, the unbanning of the ANC, the…
EventPixley Seme, lawyer, journalist and co-founder of SANNC is born
… was a founding member of the South African Native National Congress (SANNC) in 1912, which was renamed the African National Congress (ANC) in 1923. The…
EventSouth Africa’s first democratic elections
… to fears of political violence. The African National Congress (ANC) won the election with 62.65 % of the vote. The … Party (NP) received 20.39 %, Inkatha…
EventHastings Banda, former president of Malawi, is born.
… Malawi a one party state led by the Malawi African Congress. The congress made him its president for life. Banda was stripped …
EventANC leader Walter Sisulu is convicted and sentenced to six years in prison for contravening the unlawful Organisations Act
… On 04 March 1963, the African National Congress (ANC) leader, Walter Sisulu was sentenced to six … years after the government banned ANC, Pan Africanist…
Biography of Barry Gilder by Sofia Pullen
… in the 1950s, Gilder followed the African National Congress into exile in 1976. He aided the ANC through his … African Studies, Vol. 40 Issue 2 (2014): 419…
EventIraq boycott SA government's apartheid policies
… police after a peaceful protest led by the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC).The political conditions in South Africa were … killings. Political organisations…
The Mountain Committee
… (the Mountain), when it was not referred to as ‘Ikongo’ (Congress). The Mountain Committee rallied the majority of the …
Chapter 13
… an editorial in one of their papers, the "Cape Times (17.10.46): "The race problem to-day in this country is worse … of representing the people? Once more…
A tribute to Indres Naidoo by Glen Moss
… Born: 26 August 1936 Died: 3 January 2016 Transvaal Indian Congress, Umkhonto we Size, African National Congress, South African Communist Party. Robben…
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - Special Focus: Wrangling between political groups - 1946
… in the present Executive Committee of the Transvaal Indian Congress. Commenting on this, Mr. A.B. Moosa, an ex-secretary of the Natal Indian Congress, said…
Black Reaction to Apartheid, 1948-1973 - Address to the Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association by O. R. Tambo, Syracuse, New York, United States of America, 1973
… Africa, the President-General of the African National Congress held a press conference during which he discussed … however, and for the first time, the…
Nelson Mandela Letter to Mrs. Manorama Bhalla, secretary of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations, 3 August 1980
… activities and example of Pandit Nehru and the All-India Congress. If I may presume to look back on my own political … outlook and adjust to fresh realities…
The Final Prize by Norman Levy book review by Chris Saunders, 1 June 2014
… in numerous ANC campaigns and helped found the Congress of Democrats. He provides a detailed account of his role in the Congress of the People in 1955, his…
ANC`s urgent court application in view of DA march, 12 February 2014
… The African National Congress will submit its protection order application to … Jackson Mthembu National Spokesperson African National Congress Enquiries:…
ANC welcomes Cde Mac Maharaj appointment as President Zuma`s spokesperson, 7 July 2011
… The African National Congress welcomes the appointment of Cde Mac Maharaj, a … by: Jackson Mthembu National Spokesperson African National Congress Chief…
Letter from Oliver Tambo to Ayatollah Khomeini, 13 February 1979, Iran, Maputo, People`s Republic of Mozambique
… Islamic Republic of Iran On behalf of the African National Congress and the oppressed masses of South Africa we express … (signed) Oliver Tambo President …
EventState of Emergency follows Sharpeville massacre
… resistance against the regime mounted. The Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) called for protest marches against the pass … Subsequently, the government banned…
EventAnti-apartheid activist, Norman Levy is born
… CPSA, Levy continued to participate in African National Congress (ANC) campaigns against the unjust laws that led to … meetings that led to the formation of…
EventTwenty-four Africans from the Graaff-Reinet district appear in the Grahamstown Supreme Court on charges under the Sabotage Act
… of members of the armed wings of the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) and the African National Congress (ANC), which were called Poqo and uMKhonto weSizwe …
EventCurnick Ndlovu, Trade Unionist, is arrested.
… Curnick Ndlovu was the secretary of the South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) and a member of the African National Congress (ANC). … Railways and…
EventANC launches mass boycott of Bantu Education
… African National Congress (ANC) launches mass boycott of Ba ntu Education. … It handed over leadership to the Women's League and Congress Youth League. Some…
EventWinnie Mandela released from banning order and house arrest
… executive committee of the original African National Congress Women's League (ANCWL), along with other legends of … After it was banned, along with the…
EventANC Constitutional proposals are disclosed
… National Executive Committee (NEC) of the African National Congress (ANC), the meeting adopted a new strategic policy, … be held. The Democratic Party (DP),…
EventOrganisations forward applicants for amnesty to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
… The African National Congress (ANC) confirmed it had forwarded 300 applications … of three of their Cabinet ministers. The Pan Africanist Congress (PAC)…
Dawn
… The official policy of the African National Congress was one of non-violence. However, after fifty years … in 1961 as the military wing of the African…
EventThe United Nations adopts a resolution establishing an eleven member United Nations Council for South West Africa
… in South Africa was bleak as the African National Congress (ANC), South African communist Party (SACP), Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) and other liberation…
EventBlacks in South Africa protest against segregation
… of Jan van Riebeeck in Table Bay, the African National Congress (ANC) and the South African Indian Congress (SAIC) at a meeting held on Freedom Square, …