ANC
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Definition
ANC stands for the African National Congress, South Africa’s major liberation movement and political party associated with the anti-apartheid struggle and post-1994 government.
Background
Founded in 1912, it became central to the struggle for Black political rights and the end of apartheid, then governed South Africa for decades after democratization in 1994.
Position
It is a base term for South African democratization, post-apartheid political economy, corruption, public services, and changing patterns of party dominance.
Distinctions
- The ANC is both an anti-apartheid movement and a governing party after democratization.
- Assessments of Nelson Mandela and assessments of long-term ANC governance should be kept separate.
Primary source-backed reference selected for this concept.
Sources
- African National Congress - Britannica Reference
Page Context
- South Africa's Apartheid History and Democratization
South Africa's Apartheid History and Democratization 1. Executive Summary Apartheid in South Africa was not just prejudice. It was a legal order that sorted land, residence, lab...
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- South Africa's Apartheid History and Democratization
A structured reading of apartheid as a legal system, from colonial land dispossession to the ANC, Mandela, democratization, and the TRC.
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