Interim Constitution of South Africa, 1993

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The Interim Constitution of South Africa, 1993 was the transitional supreme law that guided South Africa’s shift from apartheid to democracy and laid the groundwork for the country’s 1996 final Constitution.

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Label	Occurrences
Interim Constitution of South Africa, 1993 canonical	6
Interim Constitution of South Africa	4
Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1993	3
interim Constitution of South Africa	2
Interim Constitution of 1993	1
interim Constitution of South Africa (1993)	1
interim Constitution of South Africa 1993	1
interim Constitution of South Africa, 1994	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1079028 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

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Target entity: Interim Constitution of South Africa, 1993
Context triple: [Parliament of South Africa, previousConstitutionalBasis, Interim Constitution of South Africa, 1993]

A. 1961 Constitution of South Africa
The 1961 Constitution of South Africa was the founding republican charter that replaced the British monarch with a state president and redefined the country’s governance framework during the apartheid era.
B. Constitution of South Africa
The Constitution of South Africa is the supreme law of the Republic, establishing its democratic system of government, protecting fundamental rights, and defining the structure and powers of state institutions.
C. Umongameli weRiphabliki yaseNingizimu Afrika
Umongameli weRiphabliki yaseNingizimu Afrika is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of South Africa, responsible for leading the executive branch and representing the nation domestically and internationally.
D. 1947 Dadoo-Naicker-Xuma Pact
The 1947 Dadoo-Naicker-Xuma Pact was a landmark political agreement in South Africa that united Indian and African anti-apartheid leaders in a common front against racial segregation and discrimination.
E. Constitution of 1976
The Constitution of 1976 is Portugal’s post-revolution democratic charter that redefined the country’s political system, civil liberties, and institutional framework after the Carnation Revolution.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Interim Constitution of South Africa, 1993
Target entity description: The Interim Constitution of South Africa, 1993 was the transitional supreme law that guided South Africa’s shift from apartheid to democracy and laid the groundwork for the country’s 1996 final Constitution.

A. 1961 Constitution of South Africa
The 1961 Constitution of South Africa was the founding republican charter that replaced the British monarch with a state president and redefined the country’s governance framework during the apartheid era.
B. Constitution of South Africa
The Constitution of South Africa is the supreme law of the Republic, establishing its democratic system of government, protecting fundamental rights, and defining the structure and powers of state institutions.
C. Umongameli weRiphabliki yaseNingizimu Afrika
Umongameli weRiphabliki yaseNingizimu Afrika is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of South Africa, responsible for leading the executive branch and representing the nation domestically and internationally.
D. 1947 Dadoo-Naicker-Xuma Pact
The 1947 Dadoo-Naicker-Xuma Pact was a landmark political agreement in South Africa that united Indian and African anti-apartheid leaders in a common front against racial segregation and discrimination.
E. Constitution of 1976
The Constitution of 1976 is Portugal’s post-revolution democratic charter that redefined the country’s political system, civil liberties, and institutional framework after the Carnation Revolution.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitutional document ⓘ interim constitution ⓘ supreme law ⓘ
adoptedBy	Parliament of South Africa ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Interim Constitution of South Africa, 1993 ⓘ surface form: Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1993
appliesTo	territory of the Republic of South Africa ⓘ
cameIntoForce	27 April 1994 ⓘ
contains	Bill of Rights ⓘ constitutional principles binding on the final Constitution ⓘ
country	South Africa ⓘ
dateOfAdoption	1993 ⓘ
defined	interim constitutional principles for the final Constitution ⓘ
established	Constitutional Court of South Africa ⓘ Government of National Unity (South Africa) ⓘ surface form: Government of National Unity independent judiciary ⓘ proportional representation electoral system ⓘ
frameworkFor	first democratic elections in South Africa in 1994 ⓘ
guaranteed	equality before the law ⓘ freedom of expression ⓘ fundamental human rights ⓘ political rights ⓘ
influenced	design of the 1996 Constitution of South Africa ⓘ
inForceDuring	South Africa’s transition from apartheid to democracy ⓘ
language	Afrikaans ⓘ English ⓘ
legalStatus	supreme law of South Africa (1994–1997) ⓘ
negotiatedIn	Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA) ⓘ Multi‑Party Negotiating Process ⓘ
precededBy	South African Constitution of 1983 ⓘ surface form: Republic of South Africa Constitution Act, 1983
promulgatedBy	State President of South Africa ⓘ
providedFor	constitutional supremacy ⓘ co‑operative governance between national and provincial spheres ⓘ multi‑party democracy ⓘ provincial governments in South Africa ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ universal adult suffrage ⓘ
purpose	to lay the groundwork for the 1996 final Constitution ⓘ to provide a transitional constitutional framework from apartheid to democracy ⓘ to regulate the transition to a non‑racial, democratic order ⓘ
repealedBy	Constitution of South Africa ⓘ surface form: Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996
repealedOn	4 February 1997 ⓘ
replaced	parliamentary sovereignty with constitutional supremacy ⓘ
shortName	Interim Constitution ⓘ
signedBy	F. W. de Klerk ⓘ
subjectMatter	constitutional law ⓘ human rights ⓘ state institutions ⓘ
typeOfLaw	public law ⓘ

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Referenced by (19)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Parliament of South Africa → previousConstitutionalBasis → Interim Constitution of South Africa, 1993 ⓘ

Constitutional Court of South Africa → createdBy → Interim Constitution of South Africa, 1993 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Interim Constitution of South Africa

Constitutional Court of South Africa → foundedBy → Interim Constitution of South Africa, 1993 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1993

Government of National Unity (South Africa) → legalBasis → Interim Constitution of South Africa, 1993 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Interim Constitution of South Africa

Government of National Unity (South Africa) → governingDocument → Interim Constitution of South Africa, 1993 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Interim Constitution of 1993

South African general election, 1989 → pavedWayFor → Interim Constitution of South Africa, 1993 ⓘ

this entity surface form: interim Constitution of South Africa

South African general election, 1994 → legalFramework → Interim Constitution of South Africa, 1993 ⓘ

Western Cape Provincial Parliament → establishedUnder → Interim Constitution of South Africa, 1993 ⓘ

this entity surface form: interim Constitution of South Africa, 1994

State President of South Africa → abolishedBy → Interim Constitution of South Africa, 1993 ⓘ

Interim Constitution of South Africa, 1993 → alsoKnownAs → Interim Constitution of South Africa, 1993 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1993

Senate of South Africa (1994–1997) → createdBy → Interim Constitution of South Africa, 1993 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Interim Constitution of South Africa

South African Constitution of 1983 → followedBy → Interim Constitution of South Africa, 1993 ⓘ

Senate of South Africa → constitutionalBasis → Interim Constitution of South Africa, 1993 ⓘ

Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA) → followedBy → Interim Constitution of South Africa, 1993 ⓘ

subject surface form: Convention for a Democratic South Africa

this entity surface form: interim Constitution of South Africa (1993)

Tricameral Parliament of South Africa → abolishedBy → Interim Constitution of South Africa, 1993 ⓘ

Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act, No. 34 of 1995 → relatedTo → Interim Constitution of South Africa, 1993 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Interim Constitution of South Africa

Administrator of the Cape Province → officeAbolishedUnder → Interim Constitution of South Africa, 1993 ⓘ

this entity surface form: interim Constitution of South Africa 1993

NCPL → establishedBy → Interim Constitution of South Africa, 1993 ⓘ

subject surface form: Northern Cape Provincial Legislature

this entity surface form: interim Constitution of South Africa

Premier of the Eastern Cape → createdBy → Interim Constitution of South Africa, 1993 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1993

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