SACP, noun

/es eɪ siː ˈpiː/
Forms:
Also S.A.C.P.
Origin:
Initial letters of South African Communist Party.
A political party formed (illegally) in 1953 as a successor to the Communist Party of South Africa (see CPSA noun2). Also attributive.
Note:
Unbanned in 1990, the SACP became part of the Government of National Unity in 1994.
1963 Afr. Communist No.3, 15Like the A.N.C., we of the S.A.C.P...regard as our ‘immediate and foremost task’ a united front of national liberation.
1971 Afr. Communist No.46, 77Message of the South African Communist Party...Delivered by J.B. Marks, Chairman of the S.A.C.P.
1977 J. Sikakane Window on Soweto 77The leadership of such organisations as the ANC-SA, PAC and SACP (Communist Party) were either in jail or exile.
1983 E. Prov. Herald 26 Sept. 3Top SACP man buried in London.
1987 Nusas Talks to the ANC (pamphlet) 19We were told that the SACP has been..involved in the South African political struggle for 65 years since its formation in 1921.
1991 Sunday Times 7 Apr. 20Nor does the old ANC-SACP-Cosatu alliance look nearly as solid as it did.
A political party formed (illegally) in 1953 as a successor to the Communist Party of South Africa (see CPSA noun2). Also attributive.
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