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The African National Congress (ANC) is a political party in South Africa. It originated as a liberation movement known for its opposition to apartheid and has governed the country since 1994, when the first post-apartheid election resulted in Nelson Mandela being elected as President of South Africa .
In 1960, the ANC was banned in South Africa, and much of its leadership had been arrested, especially during the Treason Trial and later the Rivonia Trial. The ANC therefore set about re-establishing command structures in exile, from a new base in Tanzania. [2] Leadership. President: Albert Luthuli (died 1967), then Oliver Tambo (acting)
On 20 December 2022, voting delegates voted for the additional members of the National Executive Committee. [5] The following day, the chairperson of the ANC's electoral committee Kgalema Motlanthe released the names of the 80 new additional members.
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In March 1986, he was part of COSATU's delegation which met the African National Congress in Lusaka, Zambia. [21] Ramaphosa was elected as the first general secretary of the union, a position he held until he resigned in June 1991, [21] following his election as secretary-general of the African National Congress (ANC). Under his leadership ...
The ANC elective conference began on 16 December 2017. On the second day of the conference, delegates nominated candidates for the officials ("Top Six" leadership positions (President, Deputy President, Chairperson, Secretary General, Deputy Secretary General and Treasurer)) as follows, [3] with voting running through the night on 17 to 18 December, and results announced on the evening of ...
The African National Congress Veterans' League, African National Congress Women's League and the African National Congress Youth League each appoint one representative to serve on the NWC. The party requires at least 50% of the NWC members to be women.
The Provincial Executive Committees (PECs) of the African National Congress (ANC) are the chief executive organs of the party's nine provincial branches. Comprising the so-called “Top Five” provincial officials and up to 30 additional elected members, each is structured similarly to the party's National Executive Committee (NEC) and is elected every four years at party provincial conferences.