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  1. South African Communist Party - Wikipedia

    • The South African Communist Party (SACP) is a communist party in South Africa. It was founded on 12 February 1921 as the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA), and tactically dissolved itself in 1950 in the face of being declared illegal by the governing National Party under the Suppression of Communism Act, 1950. The Communist Party was reconstitut… See more

    History

    The Communist Party of South Africa was founded in 1921 by the joining together of the
    The party thus reoriented … See more

    General secretaries

    1921: William H. Andrews 1925: Jimmy Shields 1929: Douglas Wolton 1929: Albert Nzula 1932: J. B. Marks 1933: Moses Kotane 1936: Edwin Thabo Mofutsanyana 1938: Moses Kotane 1978: Moses Mabhida 1984: Joe … See more

    National chairperson

    1921: William H. Andrews 1925: Sidney Bunting 1931: Douglas Wolton 1933: Lazar Bach 1935: Issie Wolfson 1939: William H. Andrews 1953: Bram Fischer 2007: Gwede Mantashe 2017: Senzeni Zokwana 2022: Blade Nzim… See more

    Prominent members of the Central Committee of the SACP

    • Michael Harmel
    • Moses Kotane
    • J. B. Marks
    • Bram Fischer
    • Jeremy Cronin… See more

    Veterans' category

    • Sydney Mufamadi
    • Charles Nqakula
    • Essop Pahad
    • David Niddrie
    • David Ivon Jones - founding member of the South African Communist Party… See more

    Literature

    • Raising the Red Flag. The International Socialist League & the Communist Party of South Africa 1914 - 1932 by Sheridan Johns. Mayibuye History and Literature Series No. 49. Mayibuye Books. University of the West… See more