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, through the merger of the South African National Student Congress (SANSCO) and the National Union of South African Students (NUSAS). The predecessor of SANSCO, the Azanian Students Organisation (AZASO) was initially formed in 1979 as a continuation of the

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(SASO) when the latter was banned by the

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government. SASO, in turn, got started by

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as a breakaway faction from NUSAS in the 1960s. SASCO is a member of the

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References

External links

SASCO's official website
{{Authority control Student organisations in South Africa 1991 establishments in South Africa Student organizations established in 1991 Civic and political organisations based in Johannesburg