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ArticleThe Anti-Pass Campaigns 1960
… there was tension inside the African National Congress (ANC) between those with more moderate views and those with … with the Freedom Charter , which was…
The Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA): CODESA 1
… Announcement of date for November Preparation and issues ANC constitutional Principles NP constitutional Principles … an unresolved issue between the African…
ArticleThe South African general elections: 1994
… movements, including the African National Congress (ANC), South African Communist Party (SACP) and the Pan … 1994, was characterised by political violence…
South African Youth Revolutionary Council (SAYRCO)
… by underground networks of the African National Congress (ANC) and the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) . This has been … the event. Other student leaders were…
Armed struggle & the advancement of the student and labour movements, 1967-1976
… 1960s witnessed attempts by the African National Congress (ANC) to establish infiltration routes back to South Africa … Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) , the military…
Re-Emergence of Congress Activity 1980s
… organisations and forces. African National Congress (ANC) and uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) activity was becoming more and more bold, and evident. In March 1980, an…
Participants in CODESA (1,2, Working Groups and Administration)
… [IFP, CODESA 2] F.X. Gasa [IFP, CODESA 1] DR F Ginwala [ANC, CODESA 2] MR Pravin Gordhan [SACP, Management Committee … CODESA 1] DR P.M.H. Maduna [CODESA 1]…
Origins: Formation, Sharpeville and banning, 1959-1960
… there was tension within the African National Congress (ANC) between those with different ideological and theoretical … struggle. Many members of the African…
ArticleThe South African Communist Party and Mozambique
… organisations like the African National Congress (ANC), SACP, Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) and other … through “offering its territory as a rear-guard to…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1940s
… President-General of the African National Congress (ANC). Walter Sisulu joins the African National Congress. The … Prof. Z. K. Matthews joins the African…
The genesis of the armed struggle, 1960-1966
… apartheid regime also saw the African National Congress (ANC) and the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) becoming the first … in an era of banishment. Forced…
ArticleWomen in the schizophrenic 1940s - World War II and its aftermath
… increasingly more militant with the formation, within the ANC , of the Congress Youth League (CYL) in 1943.This group … more assertive black leaders were…
Article1960's Diaries of Nelson Mandela on his trip through Africa
… the subsequent bannings of the African National Congress (ANC) and Pan African Congress (PAC). The wave of brutality … co-founder of Umkonto we Sizwe (MK),…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1960-1969
… start of armed resistance in South Africa.” 28 March, The ANC calls for a nation-wide strike in protest of the … of the British Labour Party. After the…
The adoption of the Freedom Charter
… The Freedom Charter was not adopted immediately by the ANC. The executives of the four organisations of the Congress … the Transvaal. The Freedom Charter was…
ArticleSouth African Coloured People Organisation (SACPO)
… from the CPNU to the African National Congress (ANC) , as reactionaries. Further misunderstanding manifested … Teachers' Educational and Professional…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1970-1979
… 16 October, Alfred Nzo submits a letter, on behalf of the ANC, to the United Nations which condemns the announcement by … the assistant secretary of the…
Article1960-1966: The genesis of the armed struggle
… apartheid regime also saw the African National Congress (ANC) and the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) becoming the first … in an era of banishment. Forced…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 2011 - 2020
… – 2020 2011 8 January 2011 African National Congress (ANC) President Jacob Zuma delivers the traditional ANC January 8th Statement of the National Executive…
ArticleNegotiations and the transition
… apartheid government to enter into negotiations with the ANC. In March 1982, Mandela together with senior members of the ANC was transferred from Robben…
ArticleApartheid and reactions to it
… was spelled out in the Programme of Action adopted by the ANC in 1949. Under this policy the first major action was the … disobedience, and non-co-operation,…
The Liberation Struggle in South Africa
… James Calata tours the union in the hope that dormant ANC branches could be revived. The Non-European Front is … is passed Alexandra Bus Boycotts Dr. AB Xuma…
ArticleDr Alfred Bitini Xuma Timeline 1893-1998
… Calata invites Xuma to the African National Congress ’s (ANC) annual conference in Durban. Xuma serves as the … Oliphant nominates Xuma for the role of…
Biography of Baleka Mbete-Kgositsile by Brianna T. Hogg
… after her introduction to the African National Congress, (ANC). After actively participating in the ANC for several years, Mbete decided to leave South…
The historical significance of COSATU’s Workers’ Charter Campaign
… to the leadership of the African National Congress (ANC) in the liberation struggle. This article looks at the … and closely aligned itself with the politics…
ArticleChanging Perceptions of Nelson Mandela
… Due to his meteoric rise in the African National Congress (ANC) ranks during the 1940s, Mandela was viewed as a major … As a consequence, Mandela was…
In Conclusion: The Decline and Fall of the Tricameral Parliament
… suppress the revolt. After the African National Congress (ANC) made a call to render the country ungovernable, the UDF, … negotiations with Nelson Mandela in…
ArticleSouth Africa’s 2019 General Election - Post Analysis
… democracy in 1994. The ruling African National Congress (ANC), which won the election, was in the run-up to the poll … by Jacob Zuma. The election saw the…
ArticleSouth African Coloured Peoples Organisation (SACPO)
… from the CPNU to the African National Congress (ANC) , as reactionaries. Further misunderstanding manifested … Teachers' Educational and Professional…
ArticleWomen’s resistance in the 1960s - Sharpeville and its aftermath
… gave way to the 1960s the African National Congress (ANC) and Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) both announced plans … hundreds of arrests were made and in…