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Also Known As ANC • South African Native National Congress
Date 1912 - present
Areas Of Involvement nationalism
Related People Albert John Luthuli • Jacob Zuma • Cyril Ramaphosa • Nelson Mandela • Kenneth Kaunda • Julius Malema • Chris Hani • Thabo Mbeki • Winnie Madikizela-Mandela • Joshua Nkomo • Kgalema Motlanthe • Oliver Tambo • Thenjiwe Mtintso • Mazisi Kunene • Alex La Guma

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Logo of the African National Congress (ANC)
Albert John Luthuli
Oliver Tambo
Nelson Mandela
Thabo Mbeki
Jacob Zuma
Cyril Ramaphosa
Nelson Mandela
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