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Created: 8th Apr 2009
Modified: 9th Apr 2009
Professional Information
Employer:
Congress of the People
Position:
Political party
Working primarily in:
South Africa

Biographical Information
Congress of the People
(At a Glance)
Place of Origin: South Africa

The Congress of the People (COPE) is a South African political party formed in 2008 by former members of the African National Congress (ANC). The party was founded by former ANC members Mosiuoa Lekota, Mbhazima Shilowa and Mluleki George and will contest the 2009 general election. The party was announced following a national convention held in Sandton on 1 November 2008, and was founded at a congress held in Bloemfontein on 16 December 2008. The name echoes the 1955 Congress of the People at which the Freedom Charter was adopted by the ANC and other parties, a name strongly contested by the ANC in a legal move dismissed by the Pretoria High Court.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org




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