Question

Describe the role of Nelson Mandela and African national Congress in the independence of south Africa.

Answer 1

Mandela and de Klerk negotiated an end to apartheid and organised the 1994 multiracial general election in which Mandela led the ANC to victory and became President. ... He is held in deep respect within South Africa, where he is often referred to by his Xhosa clan name, Madiba, and described as the "Father of the Nation".

Answer 2

Answer:The African National Congress (ANC) is the Republic of South Africa's governing political party. It has been the ruling party of post-apartheid South Africa since the election of Nelson Mandela in the 1994 election, winning every election since then. Cyril Ramaphosa, the incumbent President of South Africa, has served as leader of the ANC since 18 December 2017.[3]

African National Congress

African National Congress logo.svg

Abbreviation

ANC

President

Cyril Ramaphosa

Chairperson

Gwede Mantashe

Secretary-General

Ace Magashule

Spokesperson

Pule Mabe

Deputy President

David Mabuza

Deputy Secretary General

Jessie Duarte

Treasurer General

Paul Mashatile

Founders

John Langalibalele Dube

Pixley ka Isaka Seme

Sol Plaatje

Founded

08 January 1912

Legalised

03 February 1990

Headquarters

Luthuli House

54 Sauer Street

Johannesburg

Gauteng

Newspaper

ANC Today

Youth wing

ANC Youth League

Women's wing

ANC Women's League

Veteran's League

ANC Veterans League

Paramilitary wing

uMkhonto we Sizwe (integrated into SANDF)

Membership (2015)

769,000[1]

Ideology

African nationalism

Social democracy

Political position

Centre-left

National affiliation

Tripartite Alliance

International affiliation

Socialist International[2]

African affiliation

Former Liberation Movements of Southern Africa

Colours

Black, Green and Gold

Slogan

South Africa's National Liberation Movement

Anthem

"Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika"

"Lord Bless Africa"

National Assembly seats

230 / 400

NCOP seats

54 / 90

NCOP delegations

8 / 9

Pan-African Parliament

3 / 5

(South African seats)

Provincial Legislatures

255 / 430

City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality (council)

121 / 270

Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality (council)

50 / 120

City of Cape Town (council)

57 / 231

Party flag

Flag of the African National Congress.svg

Politics of South Africa

Political parties

Elections

The South African Native National Congress delegation to England, June 1914. Left to right: Thomas Mtobi Mapikela, Rev Walter Rubusana, Rev John Dube, Saul Msane, and Sol Plaatje

Founded on 8 January 1912 by John Langalibalele Dube in Bloemfontein as the South African Native National Congress (SANNC), its primary mission was to bring all Africans together as one people, to defend their rights and freedoms. This included giving full voting rights to black South Africans and mixed-race South Africans and, from 1948 onwards, to end the system of apartheid introduced by the Nationalist Party government after their election (by White voters only) in that year.[4]

The ANC originally attempted to use non-violent protests to end apartheid; however, the Sharpeville massacre in March 1960, in which 69 black Africans were shot and killed by police and hundreds wounded during a peaceful protest, contributed to deteriorating relations with the South African government. On 8 April 1960, the administration of Charles Robberts

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