The UDF was launched at Rocklands Community Centre in Mitchells Plain by delegates from hundreds of community, religious, student, women’s, labour and other organisations. Its immediate focus was opposition to a constitution that gave limited representation to Coloured and Indian minorities while excluding the African majority. The UDF was a broad coalition in its own right, inspired by shared democratic principles; it was not simply another name for the ANC.
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