The African National Congress was founded as the South African Native National Congress (SANNC) to increase the rights of the black South African population. John Dube, its first president, and poet and author Sol Plaatje are among its founding members. The organization became the ANC in 1923 and formed a military wing, the Umkhonto we Sizwe (Spear of the Nation) in 1961. It has been the ruling party of post-apartheid South Africa on the national level since 1994.
African National Congress Quiz Questions
1. When was South African Native National Congress founded?
a) 8 January 1912
b) 24 May 1893
c) 17 August 1909
d) 6 December 1899
2. Where was South African Native National Congress founded?
a) Pretoria
b) Cape Town
c) Bloemfontein
d) Bizana
3. When did South African Native National Congress change its name to African National Congress?
a) 1900
b) 1923
c) 1914
d) 1910
4. When was ANC Youth League founded?
a) 1964
b) 1928
c) 1936
d) 1944
5. When was Albert John Luthuli president of African National Congress?
a) 1912-1926
b) 1952-1960
c) 1936-1948
d) 1927-1929
6. Which party broke away from African National Congress in 1959?
a) Inkatha Freedom Party
b) St. Joseph’s School
c) Pan-Africanist Congress
d) Democratic Party
7. When was African National Congress banned?
a) 23 March 1960
b) 15 April 1948
c) 31 July 1939
d) 7 October 1936
8. Who headed Umkhonto we Sizwe in 1961?
a) Walter Sisulu
b) John Buynan Luthuli
c) Nelson Mandela
d) Nokukhanya Bhengu
9. Who was African National Congress’ president in 1969-1991?
a) Robert Sobukwe
b) Oliver Tambo
c) Mangosuthu Buthulezi
d) Winifred Madikizela
10. Who succeeded Nelson Mandela as president of African National Congress?
a) Thabo Mbeki
b) Kgalema Motlanthe
c) Ivy Matsepe
d) Mosiuoa Lekota
African National Congress Quiz Questions and Answers
1. When was South African Native National Congress founded?
a) 8 January 1912
2. Where was South African Native National Congress founded?
c) Bloemfontein
3. When did South African Native National Congress change its name to African National Congress?
b) 1923
4. When was ANC Youth League founded?
d) 1944
5. When was Albert John Luthuli president of African National Congress?
b) 1952-1960
6. Which party broke away from African National Congress in 1959?
c) Pan-Africanist Congress
7. When was African National Congress banned?
a) 23 March 1960
8. Who headed Umkhonto we Sizwe in 1961?
c) Nelson Mandela
9. Who was African National Congress’ president in 1969-1991?
b) Oliver Tambo
10. Who succeeded Nelson Mandela as president of African National Congress?
a) Thabo Mbeki
