General elections were held in South Africa between 26 and 29 April 1994. The elections were the first in South Africa in which citizens of all races could vote, bringing an end to the herrenvolk demo
Nelson Mandela 1994
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Clarence Makwetu
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The National Party, also referred to as the Nationalist Party by its opponents, was a political party in South Africa from 1914 to 1997, which was responsible for the implementation of apartheid rule.
1994 South African general election
…supermajority required to unilaterally amend the Interim Constitution. As required by that document, the ANC formed a Government of National Unity with the National Party (NP) and the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP), the two other parties that won more than 20 seats in the National Assembly. The governing NP polled just over…
D. F. Malan, leader of the NP from 1934 until 1953
J. G. Strijdom, leader of the NP from 1953 until 1958
B. J. Vorster was the prime minister from 1966 to his resignation in 1978 and state president from 1978 to 1979.
F. W. de Klerk shaking hands with ANC leader Nelson Mandela at the World Economic Forum in 1992