South African Congress of Democrats
Congress of Democrats | |
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| Abbreviation | SACOD COD |
| President | Pieter Beyleveld |
| Secretary | Jack Hodgson |
| Founded | 1952–53 |
| Dissolved | 14 September 1962 |
| Headquarters | Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa |
| Membership | c. 700 |
| Ideology | Anti-racism Anti-Apartheid Revolutionary Socialism White–African Alliance |
| Political position | Far-left |
| National affiliation | Congress Alliance |
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The South African Congress of Democrats (SACOD) was a radical left-wing white, anti-apartheid organization founded in South Africa in 1952 or 1953 as part of the multi-racial Congress Alliance, after the African National Congress (ANC) invited whites to become part of the Congress Movement.
The establishment of the COD sought to illustrate opposition to apartheid among whites. The COD identified closely with the ANC and advocated racial equality and universal suffrage. Though small, COD was a key organization of the Congress Alliance. The COD took part in every Congress Alliance campaign until it was banned by the South African Apartheid government in September 1962.