African National Congress (ANC)
- The most prominent resistance to Apartheid
- Leaders were often jailed
- Wanted to create a non-racial democracy
- The National Party portrayed the ANC as a Communist organization
- “The Soviet Union did provide education and military training, but were never really interested in S.A.”
Quote
“Even if Zuma was to develop the authoritarian impulses of a Mugabe, he would be checked—not least by his own party, which set a continental precedent by ousting Thabo Mbeki in 2007, after it felt he had outstayed his welcome by seeking a third term as party president. The ANC appears to have set itself against that deathtrap of African democracy: the ruler for life.”- Mark Gevisser
Subjective Question
Did the ANC have much support from the people, and where specifically ?
Summary
the ANC was the most prominent group to oppose the all-whites. They wanted a non racial democracy. The leader of this group was Nelson Mandela and when the group was outlawed he was sent to jail.