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African National Congress
Political party in South Africa
"ANC" redirects here.
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For other uses, see ANC (disambiguation).
For the defunct political party in Trinidad and Tobago, see African National Congress (Trinidad and Tobago).
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.
Cyril Ramaphosa, the incumbent national President, has served as President of the ANC since 18 December 2017.[10]
Founded on 8 January 1912 in Bloemfontein as the South African Native National Congress, the organisation was formed to advocate for the rights of black South Africans.
When the National Party government came to power in 1948, the ANC's central purpose became to oppose the new government's policy of institutionalised aparthei