Government of National Unity (South Africa)

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The Government of National Unity (South Africa) was the post-apartheid coalition administration formed after the 1994 democratic elections, bringing together former rival parties under President Nelson Mandela to oversee the country’s transition to majority rule.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coalition government → government → national unity government →
cabinetSeat	Cape Town →
cabinetType	power-sharing cabinet →
coalitionWithdrawal	National Party withdrawal from the Government of National Unity in 1996 →
constitutionalProvision	parties with at least 5 percent of the vote entitled to cabinet representation →
country	South Africa →
deputyPresident	F. W. de Klerk → Thabo Mbeki →
electoralSystem	proportional representation →
endDate	1999-06-14 →
excludedMajorParty	Democratic Party (South Africa) →
executiveBranch	Cabinet of South Africa (1994–1999) →
followedBy	Mbeki administration →
formedAfterElection	1994 South African general election →
governingDocument	Interim Constitution of 1993 →
headOfGovernment	Nelson Mandela →
headOfState	Nelson Mandela →
historicalPeriod	post-apartheid era →
includedParty	African National Congress → Inkatha Freedom Party → National Party →
internationalSignificance	model of negotiated democratic transition →
keyEventDuringTerm	Truth and Reconciliation Commission → adoption of the 1996 Constitution of South Africa → first non-racial local government elections in South Africa →
legalBasis	Interim Constitution of South Africa →
legislativeTerm	First Parliament of the Republic of South Africa (1994–1999) →
legislature	Parliament of South Africa →
lowerHouse	National Assembly of South Africa →
majorReformArea	economic policy realignment → public service transformation → security sector reform →
politicalContext	end of apartheid → negotiated settlement between former adversaries →
politicalSystem	parliamentary republic →
precededBy	apartheid-era government of South Africa →
president	Nelson Mandela →
primaryObjective	draft and adopt a final democratic constitution → manage transition to majority rule → promote national reconciliation →
startDate	1994-05-10 →
succeededBy	Government of South Africa under President Thabo Mbeki →
symbolicLeaderRole	Nelson Mandela as symbol of reconciliation →
upperHouse	National Council of Provinces (from 1997) → Senate of South Africa (1994–1997) →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Truth and Reconciliation Commission (South Africa) →	commissionedBy
National Party (South Africa) →	participatedIn
National Party (South Africa) →	withdrewFrom