What was ANC and what was its role in apartheid struggle?
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In 1991, the ANC held its first national conference in South Africa after its unbanning, in which Mandela was elected as the President of the ANC. while his lifelong friend and colleague, Oliver Tambo, became the organisation's National Chairperson. In 1994 he became the first democratically elected state president of South Africa with the National Party's de Klerk as his first Deputy and Thabo Mbeki as the second in the Government of National Unity.
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Popular struggle is an integral part to the working of democracy because:
a. Popular movements deepens democracy, they ensure greater participation of people through meetings, processions making people more aware and vigilant.
b. They rather help in the due representation and accommodation of diverse interests.
c. They put pressure on the government making it more accountable and responsive to the needs of the people.
d. They raise the democratic consciousness of the people, to fight in the spirit of democracy. We may give example of Bolivia where we witnessed the power of the common people. It was a case of of political conflict that led to popular struggle, a fight for justice and fairness.
e. It involved the critical role of a political organization FEDECOR comprising of local professionals, including engineers and environmentalists and it received mass support .