African National Congress

British  

noun

1.  ANC.  (in South Africa) a political party, founded in 1912 as an African nationalist movement and banned there from 1960 to 1990 because of its active opposition to apartheid: in 1994 won South Africa's first multiracial elections

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African National Congress

Belafonte offers to put him in contact with the leadership of the African National Congress, the principal opponent of the apartheid regime.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

At that time Ramaphosa's African National Congress had a majority in parliament, but since the 2024 general election the ANC has been governing in a coalition.

From BBC ● May 8, 2026

Situated on the edge of the iconic Soweto township and chosen as a symbol of post-apartheid "spatial integration", the venue hosts large-scale events such as the ruling African National Congress annual congress.

From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2025

Around 1985, when Musk was in his early teens, Oliver Tambo, the leader of the then-banned African National Congress, called for people to resist apartheid and “make South Africa ungovernable.”

From Slate ● Mar. 15, 2025

We went to see Dr. A. B. Xuma, an old friend of the regent’s who was the president-general of the African National Congress.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela