Facts about African National Congress

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   Oliver Tambo led the African National Congress during its long years in exile, serving as acting president and later president of the organization for several decades.

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   In 1955, the African National Congress helped adopt the Freedom Charter, a document outlining a vision for a post-apartheid democratic South Africa.

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   During the apartheid era, the African National Congress established its military wing, Umkhonto we Sizwe, meaning Spear of the Nation, in 1961.

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   The African National Congress was banned by the South African government in 1960 and operated in exile for three decades before being unbanned in 1990.

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   Nelson Mandela served as president of the African National Congress before becoming South Africa's first democratically elected president in 1994.

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   Founded in 1912, the African National Congress is one of the oldest political movements in Africa.

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