| INKATHA | Mainly Zulu political party of South Africa founded in 1975 by Dr Mangosuthu Buthelezi (7) |
| ALGIERS | City in North Africa founded in 944 AD; Arabic, 'the Islands' (7) |
| ANC | Political party of South Africa (3) |
| THEENID | British rock band founded in 1975 by Robert John Godfrey, Stephen Stewart and Francis Lickerish |
| RHODES | Adventurer whose profits from South Africa founded the Oxford University scholarship, Cecil ... |
| ARISTA | Label founded in 1975 by Clive Davis |
| BOOMTOWNRATS | *Band begun in 1975 by Bob Geldof |
| LOTTERY | Founded in 1975, the Ontario ___ & Gaming Corporation contributes to a better Ontario by delivering great entertainment experiences (7) |
| LIBERAL | Canadian political party of which Justin Trudeau was first elected leader in 2013 (7) |
| ZULU | South Africa's Mangosuthu Buthelezi, for one |
| CARTHAGE | Ancient city state on the coast of North Africa founded by Phoenician traders |
| BUTHELEZI | Mangosuthu, South African politician and Zulu prince, who died in September (9) |
| DEMOCRAT | Any member of the political party of Woodrow Wilson and Harry Truman (8) |
| MALI | Empire of west Africa, founded by Sundiata Keita (4) |
| RENAMO | Resitencia Nacional Mocambicana, founded in 1975 (6) |
| ARMANI | Giorgio ---, Italian fashion house founded in 1975 (6) |
| SHAM | ___ 69, punk band founded in 1975 (4) |
| ALBUQUERQUE | New Mexico city where Microsoft was founded in 1975 |
| WHIG | Amer. political party of 1776 |
| DEM | Political party of Hillary Clinton |
