The National Conference of the
African National Congress
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is a
party congress
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that is held every five years. It elects members to the
National Executive Committee National Executive Committee is the name of a leadership body in several organizations, mostly political parties:
* National Executive Committee of the African National Congress, in South Africa
* Australian Labor Party National Executive
* Nationa ...
, the party's highest decision-making body, as well as the "Top Six" leaders of the National Executive. The next national conference, the ANC's
55th, will be held in December 2022.
Timetables
Before the ANC was banned by the
South African government
The Republic of South Africa is a parliamentary republic with three-tier system of government and an independent judiciary, operating in a parliamentary system. Legislative authority is held by the Parliament of South Africa.
Executive authori ...
in 1960, it held annual national congresses. After 1960, however, it held only sporadic consultative conferences abroad. In 1991, after it had been unbanned, the ANC held its first national conference in 32 years in
Durban
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. Thereafter conferences were held every three years, until the
1997 conference in
Mafikeng resolved to change the ANC constitution such that national conferences would be held only every five years.
List of venues
*1949: 38th National Conference, held in
Bloemfontein
Bloemfontein, ( ; , "fountain of flowers") also known as Bloem, is one of South Africa's three capital cities and the capital of the Free State province. It serves as the country's judicial capital, along with legislative capital Cape To ...
* 1953: 42nd National Conference, held in
Queenstown
*1954: 43rd National Conference, held in
Durban
Durban ( ) ( zu, eThekwini, from meaning 'the port' also called zu, eZibubulungwini for the mountain range that terminates in the area), nicknamed ''Durbs'',Ishani ChettyCity nicknames in SA and across the worldArticle on ''news24.com'' from ...
*1955: 44th National Conference, held in
Bloemfontein
Bloemfontein, ( ; , "fountain of flowers") also known as Bloem, is one of South Africa's three capital cities and the capital of the Free State province. It serves as the country's judicial capital, along with legislative capital Cape To ...
* 1957: 45th National Conference, held in
Orlando
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* 1959: 47th National Conference, held in
Durban
Durban ( ) ( zu, eThekwini, from meaning 'the port' also called zu, eZibubulungwini for the mountain range that terminates in the area), nicknamed ''Durbs'',Ishani ChettyCity nicknames in SA and across the worldArticle on ''news24.com'' from ...
* 1969:
1st Consultative Conference, held in
Morogoro, Tanzania
* 1985: 2nd Consultative Conference, held in
Kabwe, Zambia
* 1990: 3rd Consultative Conference, held in
Johannesburg
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*1991:
48th National Conference, held in
Durban
Durban ( ) ( zu, eThekwini, from meaning 'the port' also called zu, eZibubulungwini for the mountain range that terminates in the area), nicknamed ''Durbs'',Ishani ChettyCity nicknames in SA and across the worldArticle on ''news24.com'' from ...
* 1994:
49th National Conference, held in
Bloemfontein
Bloemfontein, ( ; , "fountain of flowers") also known as Bloem, is one of South Africa's three capital cities and the capital of the Free State province. It serves as the country's judicial capital, along with legislative capital Cape To ...
* 1997:
50th National Conference, held in
Mafikeng
* 2002:
51st National Conference, held in
* 2007:
52nd National Conference, held in
* 2012:
53rd National Conference, held in
Mangaung
* 2017:
54th National Conference, held in
Nasrec
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The name "Nasrec" is an abbreviation for "National Recreation Center". Nasrec is the last station on its branch lin ...
See also
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History of the African National Congress
:
The African National Congress (ANC) has been the governing party of the Republic of South Africa since 1994. The ANC was founded on 8 January 1912 in Bloemfontein and is the oldest liberation movement in Africa.
Called the South African Nativ ...
References
External links
Key documents from national conferences of the ANCAP footage of the 48th National Conference
{{Political history of South Africa