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African National Congress

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African National Congress

PresidentCyril Ramaphosa
Founded8 January 1912
Legalised3 February 1990
Political orientationNeoliberalism
Pre-1994:
Anti-apartheid
Anti-colonialism


The African National Congress (ANC) is a political party in South Africa.

Liberation struggle[edit | edit source]

During the 1980s and early 1990s, the ANC allied with other anti-apartheid groups in the United Democratic Front.[1]

Post-apartheid[edit | edit source]

Under Nelson Mandela, the ANC won the 1994 elections with 62% of the vote. It had major popular support for the first 15 or 20 years after national liberation. However, it began to adopt neoliberal policies starting with the Growth, Employment and Redistribution program in 1996.[1]

The ANC dominated South African politics for the first 30 years after the fall of apartheid. In 2023, former president Jacob Zuma split from the ANC to form the Spear of the Nation (MK) party. In the May 2024 elections, the ANC lost its majority, dropping from 57% to 40% of the vote, while the MK Party won 14.58% of the vote, including 45% in KwaZulu-Natal, the most populous province of South Africa.[1]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Gunnett Kaaf (2024-06-28). "ANC’s Crushing Electoral Defeat: A Nightmare of Coalitions, Splits and Neoliberal Crisis" The Bullet. Archived from the original on 2024-06-29.