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anc.

1 American  

abbreviation

  1. ancient.


ANC 2 American  
  1. Also A.N.C. African National Congress.

  2. Army Nurse Corps.


ANC British  

abbreviation

  1. African National Congress

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Zuma was a long-standing member of the ANC, before breaking away to form MK to contest last year's parliamentary elections after a massive fall-out with his successor, Cyril Ramaphosa.

From BBC

ANC national spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu also welcomed the court's decision, which she said "corrected a long-standing distortion of history".

From BBC

Last year, the ANC sank to just 40% of the vote, forcing it to form a coalition with smaller parties to remain in power.

From The Wall Street Journal

He and Ace Magashule, the former secretary-general of the ANC, are among those currently on trial accused of failing to do any work on a $14.6 million contract to remove asbestos roofing from some 300,000 houses.

From The Wall Street Journal

The most famous case involved the Gupta brothers—Ajay, Atul and Rajesh—who were accused of using ties to the ANC to engage in corruption and bribery to misappropriate state assets, according to the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal