Southern Rhodesia African National Congress
Political party in Southern Rhodesia (1957–1959) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Southern Rhodesia African National Congress (SRANC) was a political party active between 1957–1959 in Southern Rhodesia (now modern-day Zimbabwe). Committed to the promotion of indigenous African welfare, it was the first fully fledged black nationalist organisation in the country. While short-lived — it was outlawed by the predominantly white minority government in 1959 — it marked the beginning of political action towards black majority rule in Southern Rhodesia, and was the original incarnation of the National Democratic Party (NDP); the Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU); the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU); and the Zimbabwe African National Union — Patriotic Front (ZANU–PF), which has governed Zimbabwe continuously since 1980. Many political figures who later became prominent, including Robert Mugabe and Joshua Nkomo, were members of the SRANC.[1]
Southern Rhodesia African National Congress | |
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Abbreviation | SRANC ANC |
Founder | Joshua Nkomo James Chikerema |
Founded | 12 September 1957 |
Dissolved | 1959 |
Merger of | City Youth League Bulawayo-based ANC |
Succeeded by | National Democratic Party |
Ideology | Anti-racism Nonviolent resistance (initially) Anti-segregationism Anti-colonialism Socialism Progressivism Black nationalism Pan-africanism |
Political position | Left-wing |