8 January 1912
South African Native National Congress founded
African political leaders founded the South African Native National Congress in Bloemfontein to organise opposition to exclusion in the new Union.
established
organisation-formation
African political leaders founded the South African Native National Congress in Bloemfontein to organise opposition to exclusion in the new Union.
Significance
The organisation later became the ANC and provided a durable national framework for African political mobilisation.
Why it matters
The organisation later became the ANC and provided a durable national framework for African political mobilisation.