Question

Choose the correct option to complete the statements given below:
The leader of the African National Congress was ____________.
A. Nelson Mandela
B. Vinni Mandela
C. Yasar Arafat
D. Kofi Annan

Answer 1

Hint: The African National Congress (ANC) is the ruling political party of the Republic of South Africa. Since the 1994 election, it has been the governing party of post-apartheid South Africa, winning every election since then. Since December 18, 2017, Cyril Ramaphosa, the incumbent President of South Africa, has acted as the ANC chief.

Complete answer:
Option A)
On July 18, 1918, Nelson Rolihlahla was born. He was a revolutionary South African anti-apartheid political leader. He was the African National Congress leader. The African National Congress, a group of individuals who have been leading the fight against apartheid. For many years, Nelson Mandela campaigned against the apartheid regime. They finally succeeded, and South Africa became a democratic nation in 1994 in which all citizens of all races were treated as equal.

Option B)
Vinni Mandela is not the leader of the African National Congress.

Option C)
Yasar Arafat is not the leader of the African National Congress.

Option D)
Kofi Annan is not the leader of the African National Congress.

The African National Congress, a group of people who led the Apartheid struggle. After the struggle in South Africa, this system was abolished in 1994.
The ANC's main objective was the maintenance of voting rights in Cape Province for Coloureds (people of mixed races) and Black Africans. In 1923, it was called the African National Congress.

Hence, the correct answer is option (A)

Note: The fight to abolish apartheid, the official South African policy of racial separation and segregation, has been spearheaded since the 1940s.
The white South African government outlawed the ANC from 1960 to 1990; it worked underground and outside South African territory during these three decades.