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The <b>Congress of the People</b> (<b>COPE</b>) is a South African political party formed in 2008 by former members of the <a title="African National Congress" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_National_Congress">African National Congress</a> (ANC).<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congress_of_the_People_%28South_African_political_party%29#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup> The party was founded by former ANC members <a title="Mosiuoa Lekota" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosiuoa_Lekota">Mosiuoa Lekota</a>, <a title="Mbhazima Shilowa" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mbhazima_Shilowa">Mbhazima Shilowa</a> and <a title="Mluleki George" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mluleki_George">Mluleki George</a> to contest the <a class="mw-redirect" title="South African general election, 2009" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_general_election,_2009">2009 general election</a>.
