Freedom Charter
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The Freedom Charter was a 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 was adopted in 1955 and is characterised by its opening demand, "The People Shall Govern!"