Pan Africanist Congress of Azania
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding reliable references. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (April 2007) |
| Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Leader | Letlapa Mphahlele |
| National Assembly Members | 1/400 |
| Founded | 1959 |
| Headquarters | |
| Political Ideology | |
| International Affiliation | |
| Colours | |
| Website | www.pac.org.za |
| See also: |
Politics & Government Constitution |
The Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (once known as the Pan Africanist Congress, abbreviated as the PAC), was a South African liberation movement, that is now a minor political party. It was founded in 1959 after a number of members broke away from the African National Congress (ANC) because they objected to the substitution of the 1949 Programme of Action with the Freedom Charter adopted in 1955.[1] Robert Sobukwe was elected as the first president, at the founding conference held in April 1959 in Johannesburg.
Contents |
[edit] Ideology
It is Pan Africanism with three principles of African nationalism, socialism, and continental unity. Its body of ideas drew largely from the teachings of Anton Lembede, George Padmore, Marcus Garvey, Kwame Nkrumah, and W. E. B. Du Bois.
[edit] History
[edit] Election results
| Election | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 48,530 | 0.27 | 1 |
| 2004 | 113,512 | 0.73 | 3 |
| 1999 | 113,125 | 0.78 | 3 |
| 1994 | 243,478 | 1.25 | 5 |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ (See Apartheid Cannot be Reformed: The speeches of John Nyati Pokela, United Nations Centre Against Apartheid)
[edit] External links
- Official Website of the Pan Africanist Congress in Gauteng Province
- Pan Africanist Congress Publications Collection 1958-1995
- PAC Speeches and Pamphlets
