History glossary
African National Congress
the liberation movement and political party that led major resistance to apartheid.
- Category
- Political movement
- Region
- South Africa
- Date range
- 1912-present
What it means
The African National Congress was founded in 1912 and became the central liberation movement against apartheid. It organised protest, endured banning and exile after 1960, negotiated the transition after 1990 and won South Africa's first democratic election in 1994.
