| African National Congress The African National Congress (ANC) has been South Africa's governing party, supported by its tripartite alliance with the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) and the South African Communist Party (SACP), since the establishment of non-racial democracy in April 1994. African_National_Congress
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| India India
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| Kenneth Kaunda Kenneth David Kaunda, commonly known as KK (born April 28, 1924) served as the first President of Zambia, from 1964 to 1991. Kenneth_Kaunda
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| Robben Island Robben Island (Afrikaans Robbeneiland) or Penguin Island is an island in Table Bay, some seven kilometres off the coast of Cape Town, South Africa. The name is Dutch for "seal island". Robben Island is roughly oval in shape, 3.3 km long north-south, and 1.9 km wide, with an area of 5.07 km² . Robben_Island
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| Somalia Somalia
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| Politics of South Africa The African National Congress is the ruling party in the national legislature, as well as in eight of the nine provinces, having received 65.9% of the vote during the 2009 general election and 66.3% of the vote in the 2006 municipal election. The main challenger to the ANC's rule is the Democratic Alliance, led by Helen Zille, which received 16.66% of the vote in the 2009 election and 14.8% in the 2006 election. Politics_of_South_Africa
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| Sudan Sudan
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| Steve Biko Steve_Biko
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| Soweto Soweto is an urban area in the City of Johannesburg, in Gauteng, South Africa. Its name is an English syllabic abbreviation, short for South Western Township. Soweto
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| Truth and Reconciliation Commission (South Africa) The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) was a court-like body assembled in South Africa after the abolition of apartheid. Anyone who felt that he or she was a victim of its violence was invited to come forward and be heard. Perpetrators of violence could also give testimony and request amnesty from prosecution.The TRC, the first of the nineteen held internationally to stage public hearings, was seen by many as a crucial component of the transition to full and free democracy in South Africa. Truth_and_Reconciliation_Commission_(South_Africa)
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| Thabo Mbeki Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki (born 18 June 1942) is a South African politician who served almost two terms as the second democratically elected President of South Africa from 14 June 1999 to 24 September 2008. On 20 September 2008, he announced his resignation after being recalled by the African National Congress's National Executive Committee, Thabo_Mbeki
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| Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Winnie Madikizela-Mandela (born September 26, 1936 as Nomzamo Winifred Zanyiwe Madikizela) is a South African politician who has held several government positions and headed the African National Congress Women's League. She is currently a member of the ANC's National Executive Committee and is a former first lady of South Africa. Winnie_Madikizela-Mandela
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| 1980 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). 1980
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| Crime against humanity Crimes against humanity, as defined by the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court Explanatory Memorandum, "are particularly odious offences in that they constitute a serious attack on human dignity or grave humiliation or a degradation of one or more human beings. Crime_against_humanity
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| Crime of apartheid The crime of apartheid is defined by the 2002 Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court which established the crime of apartheid as inhumane acts of a character similar to other crimes against humanity "committed in the context of an institutionalized regime of systematic oppression and domination by one racial group over any other racial group or groups and committed with the intention of maintaining that regime." Crime_of_apartheid
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| African Renaissance African Renaissance is the concept that African people and nations overcome the current challenges confronting the continent and achieve cultural, scientific, economic, etc. renewal. This concept has been popularized by South African President Thabo Mbeki during his rein. This was first articulated in the 1990s; it continues to be a key part of the post-apartheid intellectual agenda. African_Renaissance
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| Sol Plaatje Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje (9 October 1876 – 19 June 1932) was a South African intellectual, journalist, linguist, politician, translator, and writer. Sol_Plaatje
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| Umkhonto we Sizwe For other uses of Umkhonto, see Umkhonto (disambiguation)Umkhonto we Sizwe (or MK), translated "Spear of the Nation," was the active military wing of the African National Congress in cooperation with the South African Communist Party in their fight against the South African apartheid government. MK launched its first guerrilla attacks against government installations on 16 December 1961. It was subsequently classified as a terrorist organization by the South African government and media, and banned. Umkhonto_we_Sizwe
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| Upload log archive/February 2003 Wikipedia:Upload_log_archive/February_2003
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| Jan Smuts Field Marshal Jan Christiaan Smuts, OM, CH, PC, ED, KC, FRS, GCTE (24 May 1870 South African and British Commonwealth statesman, military leader and philosopher. In addition to holding various cabinet posts, he served as Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa from 1919 until 1924 and from 1939 until 1948. He served in the First World War and as a British field marshal in the Second World War. Jan_Smuts
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