Freedom Charter

Charter memorial in Kliptown

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. It is characterised by its opening demand, "The People Shall Govern!"[1]

  1. ^ anc.org.za (1955), Freedom Charter, ANC