Julius Malema

Julius Malema is a South African politician who founded and leads the Economic Freedom Fighters and formerly led the African National Congress Youth League.

Economic Freedom Fighters: A South African political party founded in 2013 by Julius Malema and other former ANC Youth League members. Malema founded the party and has led it since its formation.
African National Congress: South Africa’s governing political party since the end of apartheid in 1994. Malema built his early political career within the ANC before breaking with it.
South African general election, 2014: South Africa’s national and provincial election held on 7 May 2014. The EFF entered the National Assembly for the first time in this election.
Democratic Alliance: A South African political party that has been the largest opposition party in the National Assembly. The DA offers a prominent electoral alternative to both Malema’s EFF and the ANC.
African National Congress Youth League: The youth wing of South Africa’s African National Congress, established in 1944. Malema rose to national prominence as its president from 2008 to 2012.
Malema's expulsion from the ANC: The 2012 expulsion of Julius Malema from the African National Congress after party disciplinary proceedings. His expulsion preceded the formation of the Economic Freedom Fighters.
South African general election, 2019: South Africa’s national and provincial election held on 8 May 2019. The EFF increased its parliamentary representation under Malema’s leadership.
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania: A South African political party founded in 1959 after breaking away from the African National Congress. The PAC’s Africanist tradition provides a historical comparison for the EFF’s Africanist rhetoric.
Jacob Zuma: A South African politician who served as president from 2009 to 2018 and led the African National Congress. Malema’s rise in the ANC youth wing intersected with Zuma’s ascent to the presidency.
Economic Freedom Fighters founding: The 2013 launch of the Economic Freedom Fighters as a South African political party. Malema turned his break with the ANC into a new political organization.

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