Date in year · 1955 · The 1950s
On June 26, 1955, the South African Congress Alliance adopts the Freedom Charter at the Congress of the People in Kliptown. Steve Camp, Olivia Dahl (died 1962), Donald Pettit would arrive in the same year.
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Featured · June 26, 1955
The Freedom Charter was the statement of core principles of the South African Congress Alliance, which consisted of the African National Congress (ANC) and its allies: the South African Indian Congress, the South African Congress of Democrats and the Coloured People's Congress.
Around 1955
1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1955th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 955th year of the 2nd millennium, the 55th year of the 20th century, and the 6th year of the 1950s decade.
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Manifesto of the South African Congress Alliance
The Freedom Charter was the statement of core principles of the South African Congress Alliance, which consisted of the African National Congress (ANC) and its allies: the South African Indian Congress, the South African Congress of Democrats and the Coloured People's Congress.
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