South African Communist Party

South African Communist Party (SACP) is a communist party in South Africa. It was founded in 1921, was declared illegal in 1950, and participated in the struggle against apartheid. It is a partner of the Tripartite Alliance with the African National Congress and the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) and as such wields influence in the South African government. Communist Joe Slovo was Chief of Staff of Umkhonto, his wife and fellow SACP cadre Ruth First was perhaps the leading theoretician of the revolutionary struggle the ANC were engaged in. wiki

Prominent members

• Brian Bunting, Jeremy Cronin, Ruth First, Bram Fischer, Chris Hani, Ronnie Kasrils, Mac Maharaj, Nelson Mandela, Thabo Mbeki, Norman McCutcheon, Ivan Schermbrucker, Leslie Schermbrucker, Joe Slovo, Jacob Zuma

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