African National Congress

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The African National Congress (ANC) is a major political party in South Africa. It has been the governing party since 1994, when South Africa held its first nationwide multiracial election. Prior to its reconstitution as a political party during the 1990s, it was a leading social movement organization of the the antiapartheid movement.

History

Founding

The ANC was founded in Bloemfontein in 1912.

Pre-apartheid activism

Early antiapartheid activism (1948-1960)

Banning and underground antiapartheid activism(1960-1990)

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