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Africa: Colonialism, Arts, Protest & Independence
1884 Otto von Bismarck chairs the Berlin Conference to stem the scramble for Africa. Only Morocco, Ethiopia, and Liberia are recognized…
African National Congress Timeline 1866-1909
In this period early African political organisations were formed; these organisations precipitated the formation of the African National…
African National Congress Timeline 1910-1919
This period was characterized by events leading up to the formation of the African National Congress in 1912 as well as the organization’s…
African National Congress Timeline 1920-1929
The ANC in the 1920s was largely weakened and suffered from both organisation incapacity and financial constraints. During this period, the…
African National Congress Timeline 1930-1939
During this period the ANC cooperated with other organisations such as the APO and the NIC to fight increasing segregation imposed by the…
African National Congress Timeline 1940-1949
In the 1940s the ANC rejuvenated itself and began to work more closely with the SACP, putting behind the antagonistic relationship between…
African National Congress Timeline 1950-1959
After coming to power in 1948, the National Party-led government began implementing apartheid by passing a series of racist laws, notably…
African National Congress Timeline 1960-1969
This period began with the intensification of the anti-pass campaign, which resulted in the banning of the ANC and the PAC following the…
African National Congress Timeline 1970-1979
By the 1970s a number of leading figures in the ANC were in prison while others were in exile. Those that remained inside South Africa…
African National Congress Timeline 1980-1989
The 1980s witnessed an increase in attacks launched by the ANC through its armed MK inside South Africa. Conversely, the government…
African National Congress Timeline 1990-1999
During the 1990s, behind-the-scenes negotiations between the government and the ANC gathered pace. As part of that process, the ANC, PAC…
African National Congress Timeline 2000 -2010
During this period the ANC consolidated its hold on power but also faced both internal and external challenges. Significantly, the National…
African National Congress Timeline 2011 - 2020
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS TIMELINE — 2011 – 2020 2011 8 January 2011 African National Congress (ANC) President Jacob Zuma delivers…
African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) Timeline 1944-2011
Ahmed Mohamed Kathrada Timeline: 1929 - 2017
1919 Mohamed Kathrada and his wife Hawa, immigrants from India, arrive in Schweizer Reneke, a small town in the Western Transvaal (now…