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Mittah Seperepere
Mittah Selekanyana Seperepere (; 1929 – 30 October 2010) was a South African Internal resistance to apartheid, anti-apartheid activist from the Northern Cape. A veteran of the African National Congress (ANC) and ANC Women's League, its Women's League, she lived in exile from 1966 until the abolition of apartheid in 1994. Thereafter she represented the ANC in the National Assembly of South Africa, National Assembly from 1994 to 1999. Early life and activism Seperepere was born in 1929 in the present-day Northern Cape and attended school in Majeng, now part of Magareng Local Municipality. She joined the ANC Youth League in the 1940s and was secretary of the ANC's branch in Galeshewe. She was also active in the ANC Women's League, particularly in women's protests against the pass laws. Her activism continued after the party was banned by the apartheid government in 1960, and she was imprisoned on a political offence in 1965. Upon her release, she was incorporated into the unde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
African National Congress
The African National Congress (ANC) is a Social democracy, social-democratic political party in Republic of South Africa, South Africa. A liberation movement known for its opposition to apartheid, it has governed the country since 1994, when the 1994 South African general election, first post-apartheid election installed Nelson Mandela as President of South Africa. Cyril Ramaphosa, the incumbent national President, has served as President of the ANC since 18 December 2017. Founded on 8 January 1912 in Bloemfontein as the South African Native National Congress (SANNC), the organisation was formed to agitate, by moderate methods, for the rights of black South Africans. When the National Party (South Africa), National Party government came to power 1948 South African general election, in 1948, the ANC's central purpose became to oppose the new government's policy of institutionalised apartheid. To this end, its methods and means of organisation shifted; its adoption of the techn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
