(Gengwu the first month, seventh day), February 2, 1990, South African President de Klerk announced the lifting of a 30-year ban on the ANC.


South African President FW de Klerk, and ANC chairman the Mandela
South Africa, the African National Congress (referred to as the ANC) party, founded in 1912, then known as the National Assembly of the indigenous people of South Africa, 1925 changed to its present name, the existing members of the approximately 70 million people. March 1960, (lssdjt.cn) the ANC after the Sharpeville incident "against the" pass laws "by the South African authorities declared" illegal organization ", the main leaders in exile domestic organizations underground. In 1961, the ANC decided to armed struggle and military organization was established in December of that year - Umkhonto any commander by Mandela. In 1962, Nelson Mandela and others arrested and jailed. Beginning in 1989, the ANC gradually adjust tactics of struggle, advocated a political solution to the problems of South Africa and the flexibility Constitutional negotiations. February 2, 1990, South African President FW de Klerk lifted the ban on the ANC as long as 30 years. The ANC in South Africa in April 1994, the first non-racial general election victory to become the ruling party. The current party chairman Thabo Mbeki.