Economic Freedom Fighters
pan-Africanist political party in South Africa
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Summary
Economic Freedom Fighters is a political party[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of political party entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,998 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: South Africa[3]
- Founder: Julius Malema[4]
- Headquarters location: Johannesburg[5]
- Commons category: Economic Freedom Fighters[6]
- SRGB color hex triplet: 852A2A[7]
- Chairperson: Julius Malema[8]
- Inception: July 26, 2013[9]
- Location of formation: Soweto[10]
- Separated from: African National Congress[11]
- Official website: https://effonline.org/[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Economic Freedom Fighters[13]
- Political ideology: Marxism–Leninism[14], anti-capitalism[15], Pan-Africanism[16], anti-imperialism[17], left-wing populism[18], anti-racism[19]
- Political alignment: far-left politics[20], left-wing[21]
- Number of seats in assembly: 44[22], 11[23]
- Native label: Economic Freedom Fighters[24]
- Member count: 1,085,843[25]
- General secretary: Mzingisi Marshall Dlamini[26]
- Social media followers: 1,365,634[27], 1,638,027[28], 1,996,921[29]
Why It Matters
Economic Freedom Fighters has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]