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African National Congress: At a Glance Summary
The African National Congress (ANC) is a South African political party and Black nationalist organization. The party received a majority of the vote in the first election it contested, in 1994, and every one after until 2024, when its support fell to about 40 percent. It was founded in 1912 as the
African National Congress Summary
African National Congress (ANC), South African political party and Black nationalist organization. Founded in 1912 as the South African Native National Congress, it had as its main goal the maintenance of voting rights for Coloureds (persons of mixed race) and Black Africans in Cape Province. It
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