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The research aims to explore how ANC-led strategies and political grievances fueled the UDF's emergence and activities.

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The national liberation struggle in South Africa: a case study of the United Democratic Front, 1893-1987

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The research aims to explore how ANC-led strategies and political grievances fueled the UDF's emergence and activities.
Analyzed the strategies and tactics of the ANC-led alliance
Investigated the political and material grievances of the population
Focused on the period of 1893-1987, particularly the 1980s for revolutionary developments.
Identified the ANC strategies as key to mobilization and protests.
Highlighted material and political grievances as central to the UDF's role.
Concluded that these elements were critical for revolutionary developments during the 1980s.

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This study looks at the role of the strategy and tactics of the African National Congress (ANC) -led alliance as well as material and political grievances in generating popular protest and organisation to explain the emergence, nature, role and activities of the United Democratic Front (UDF) and its affiliates. It is argued that these two elements were the main factors underlying revolutionary developments in the 1980s.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/6a4753885c29257aa2579b3c https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.14749/32868083