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Also Known As South African Native National Congress • ANC
Date 1912 - present
Areas Of Involvement nationalism
Related People Albert John Luthuli • Jacob Zuma • Cyril Ramaphosa • Nelson Mandela • Kenneth Kaunda • Julius Malema • Chris Hani • Thabo Mbeki • Winnie Madikizela-Mandela • Joshua Nkomo • Kgalema Motlanthe • Oliver Tambo • Thenjiwe Mtintso • Mazisi Kunene • Alex La Guma

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Logo of the African National Congress (ANC)
Albert John Luthuli
Oliver Tambo
Nelson Mandela, wearing a blue suit and red patterned tie, speaks at a podium holding papers in the United Nations General Assembly hall.
Thabo Mbeki
Jacob Zuma
President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa, wearing a dark pinstripe suit and tie, speaks at a podium with a South African flag in the background.
President Nelson Mandela of South Africa, wearing a suit and tie, speaks at a podium with a microphone and United Nations flags in the background.
The video thumbnail image shows a black and white image of Chief Albert John Mvumbi Luthuli.
Video thumbnail image shows Black South African schoolchildren standing behind a fence.
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