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The 49th National Conference of the African National Congress (ANC) was held from 17 to 22 December 1994 in Bloemfontein, [1] the city in which the ANC was founded. The conference took place several months after the South Africa's first democratic elections, at which the ANC had won 62.65% of the national vote and incumbent ANC President Nelson Mandela had been elected national President.
Nelson Mandela, Deputy President of the African National Congress: September 11, 1990 Joint session Invasion of Kuwait: George H. W. Bush, President of the United States 102nd: January 29, 1991 Joint session State of the Union address: George H. W. Bush, President of the United States March 6, 1991 Joint session End of the Gulf War
The 50th National Conference of the African National Congress (ANC) took place from 16 to 20 December 1997 at the University of the North West [1] in what was then called Mafikeng. Attended by 3,000 voting delegates, [2] the conference elected a successor to outgoing ANC President Nelson Mandela, who declined to stand for another term.
The 2024 Democratic National Convention continues Wednesday, with former President Bill Clinton, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and vice presidential ...
Nelson Mandela left prison on 11 February 1990.. The African National Congress (ANC) was banned by the South African government between 1960 and February 1990. [2] In those three decades, the ANC was based in exile, primarily with headquarters in Lusaka, Zambia, and deviated from its regular governance procedures: in particular, it did not elect its leadership and take policy decisions at ...
1979: A speech on U.S. energy policy by President Jimmy Carter speaks of a "crisis of confidence" among the country's public, and comes to be known as the "malaise" speech, despite Carter not using that word in the address. 1983: Evil Empire, a phrase used in speeches by U.S. President Ronald Reagan to refer to the Soviet Union.
Following the death of Boyd K. Packer [52] on July 3, 2015, Nelson became the most senior member of the Quorum of the Twelve and the quorum's president. Nelson was set apart as the quorum president on July 15, 2015, by Thomas S. Monson. [53] Nelson made his first international trip as quorum president to Central America from August 20–31 ...
On September 20, 2001, President George W. Bush gave a speech before a joint session of Congress in response to the September 11 attacks. Vice President Dick Cheney was the designated survivor which led to Senate president pro tempore Robert Byrd presiding alongside House Speaker Dennis Hastert. [25] [26]