African Political Organization
- African Political Organization
The African Political Organization (APO) was a Coloured political organization in early twentieth century South Africa. [The Product of Civilization in Its Most Repellent Manifestation':Ambiguities in the Racial Perceptions of the APO (African Political Organization) 1909-1923 by Mohamed Adhikari in Journal of African History, Vol. 38.2, 1997] Founded in Cape Town in 1902, the Organization rallied South African Coloured's against the South Africa Act 1909. [ [http://www.britannica.com/eb/topic-8342/African-Peoples-Organization African People’s Organization, or African Political Organization, or APO (political party, South Africa)] on Encyclopædia Britannica] The APO represented South African Coloured protest politics until its demise in 1923 while also publishing a major newspaper called The APO.
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