Freedom Charter

The Freedom Charter was declared at the Congress of the People in Kliptown, South Africa on 26 June 1955 by the African National Congress and its allies the South African Indian Congress, the South African Congress of Democrats and the Coloured People's Congress. It was later adopted by all four organisations.

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Kliptown - South Africa - 26 June - 1955 - African National Congress - South African Indian Congress - South African Congress of Democrats - Coloured People's Congress

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The charter was drafted by Z.K. Mathews, Lionel 'Rusty' Bernstein and others of the South African Communist Party (Obituary, The Times, London, 27 June 2002). The document is notable for its demand for and commitment to a non-racial South Africa, and this has remained the platform of the ANC, in contrast to the Africanist position of the Pan Africanist Congress; the charter also contains calls for democracy and human rights, land reform, labour rights, and nationalization.

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Z.K. Mathews - South African Communist Party - The Times - Pan Africanist Congress - Democracy - Human rights - Land reform - Labour rights - Nationalization

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