Tripartite Alliance

Tripartite Alliance
President of the ANCCyril Ramaphosa
General Secretary of the SACPSolly Afrika Mapaila
President of the COSATUZingiswa Losi
Founded11 February 1990; 34 years ago (1990-02-11)
HeadquartersJohannesburg, South Africa
Ideology
Political position
Member partiesAfrican National Congress
Congress of South African Trade Unions
South African Communist Party
National Assembly seats
159 / 400

The Tripartite Alliance is an alliance between the African National Congress (ANC), the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) and the South African Communist Party (SACP).[1][2] The ANC holds a plurality in the South African parliament, while the SACP and COSATU have not contested any democratic election in South Africa.

The Alliance was forged in 1990 after the release of Nelson Mandela. The movements were opposed to white minority rule by the apartheid government.[2] The Tripartite Alliance is also known as the Revolutionary Alliance or just the Alliance.[2]

  1. ^ "South Africa's youngsters are let down by a lousy education system". The Economist. 25 April 2019. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "About the Tripartite Alliance". cosatu.org.za. Retrieved 9 May 2019.