South African general election, 1999

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general election national election

The South African general election of 1999 was the country's second democratic national vote after the end of apartheid, resulting in Thabo Mbeki succeeding Nelson Mandela as president.

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Label Occurrences
1999 South African general election 1
South African general election, 1999 canonical 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf general election ⓘ
national election ⓘ
chamberElected National Assembly of South Africa ⓘ
constitutionalFramework Constitution of South Africa ⓘ
surface form: Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996
continent Africa ⓘ
country South Africa ⓘ
date 1999-06-02 ⓘ
electionCommission Independent Electoral Commission (South Africa) ⓘ
surface form: Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa
electoralSystem party-list proportional representation ⓘ
electorate South African citizens aged 18 and over ⓘ
followedBy 2004 South African general election ⓘ
surface form: South African general election, 2004
follows South African general election, 1994 ⓘ
historicalSignificance consolidation of South Africa’s democratic transition ⓘ
first national election after Nelson Mandela’s presidency ⓘ
isPostApartheidElection true ⓘ
isSecondDemocraticNationalElection true ⓘ
languageOfOfficialMaterials South Africa’s 11 official languages ⓘ
location South Africa ⓘ
mainIssue HIV/AIDS policy ⓘ
continuation of democratic transition ⓘ
crime and security ⓘ
economic policy ⓘ
majorOppositionStatusChange Democratic Party became official opposition ⓘ
numberOfSeatsContested 400 ⓘ
partOf post-apartheid elections in South Africa ⓘ
presidentAfterElection Thabo Mbeki ⓘ
presidentBeforeElection Nelson Mandela ⓘ
previousOfficialOpposition National Party (South Africa) ⓘ
surface form: National Party
previousOfficialOppositionRenamed National Party (South Africa) ⓘ
surface form: New National Party
previousOfficialOppositionSeats 28 ⓘ
resultedIn African National Congress retaining power ⓘ
Thabo Mbeki becoming President of South Africa ⓘ
secondPlaceParty Democratic Party ⓘ
secondPlacePartyAbbreviation DP ⓘ
secondPlacePartyLeader Tony Leon ⓘ
secondPlacePartySeats 38 ⓘ
thirdPlaceParty Inkatha Freedom Party ⓘ
thirdPlacePartyAbbreviation IFP ⓘ
thirdPlacePartyLeader Mangosuthu Buthelezi ⓘ
thirdPlacePartySeats 34 ⓘ
typeOfGovernmentFormed ANC-led national government ⓘ
voterTurnout approximately 89.3 percent ⓘ
votingMethod secret ballot ⓘ
winningParty African National Congress ⓘ
winningPartyAbbreviation ANC ⓘ
winningPartyLeader Thabo Mbeki ⓘ
winningPartySeats 266 ⓘ
winningPartyVoteShare approximately 66.4 percent ⓘ
year 1999 ⓘ

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South African general election, 1994 → precedes → South African general election, 1999 ⓘ
Inkatha Freedom Party → participatedIn → South African general election, 1999 ⓘ
this entity surface form: 1999 South African general election