ANC
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Also A.N.C. African National Congress.
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Army Nurse Corps.
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South Africa's second-largest party, the Democratic Alliance, elected Cape Town's mayor Sunday to lead it into the 2029 national polls, stepping up a drive to take votes away from the faltering ANC.
From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026
He also served as the chairperson of the ANC for a decade and was the first premier of the newly-established Free State province after 1994, when South Africa entered the democratic era.
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026
ANC national spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu also welcomed the court's decision, which she said "corrected a long-standing distortion of history".
From BBC • Oct. 31, 2025
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 • Oct. 21, 2025
The transfer of control to the Native Affairs Department was set to take place on April i, 1955, and the ANC began to discuss plans for a school boycott that would begin on that date.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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