South African general election, 1994

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general election historical event national election

The South African general election of 1994 was the country’s first fully democratic, multiracial national vote, marking the end of apartheid and leading to Nelson Mandela’s election as president.

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South African general election, 1994 canonical 3
1994 South African general election 2

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf general election ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
national election ⓘ
ANCVoteShare approximately 62.6 percent ⓘ
associatedWith end of apartheid in South Africa ⓘ
post-apartheid era ⓘ
transition to democracy in South Africa ⓘ
chamberElected National Assembly of South Africa ⓘ
Senate of South Africa ⓘ
country South Africa ⓘ
electoralSystem party-list proportional representation ⓘ
endDate 1994-04-29 ⓘ
follows South African general election, 1989 ⓘ
IFPVoteShare approximately 10.5 percent ⓘ
isFirst first fully democratic national election in South Africa ⓘ
first multiracial national election in South Africa ⓘ
keyFigure F. W. de Klerk ⓘ
Mangosuthu Buthelezi ⓘ
Nelson Mandela ⓘ
ledTo inauguration of Nelson Mandela on 1994-05-10 ⓘ
legalFramework Interim Constitution of South Africa, 1993 ⓘ
location South Africa ⓘ
surface form: Republic of South Africa
mainVotingDays 1994-04-27 ⓘ
mainWinner African National Congress ⓘ
mandateForANC 252 seats in National Assembly ⓘ
mandateForIFP 43 seats in National Assembly ⓘ
mandateForNP 82 seats in National Assembly ⓘ
monitoredBy United Nations observers ⓘ
international observers ⓘ
NPVoteShare approximately 20.4 percent ⓘ
oversightBody Independent Electoral Commission (South Africa) ⓘ
peaceAgreement participation of Inkatha Freedom Party after late agreement ⓘ
precedes South African general election, 1999 ⓘ
previousFranchiseCharacteristic racially restricted under apartheid ⓘ
resultAnnouncementDate 1994-05-06 ⓘ
resultedIn African National Congress-led government ⓘ
election of Nelson Mandela as President of South Africa ⓘ
formation of Government of National Unity ⓘ
secondPlaceParty National Party (South Africa) ⓘ
significance marked the end of apartheid rule ⓘ
startDate 1994-04-26 ⓘ
thirdPlaceParty Inkatha Freedom Party ⓘ
totalSeatsInNationalAssembly 400 ⓘ
turnout over 19 million voters ⓘ
turnoutRate approximately 86 percent ⓘ
violenceContext occurred amid some political violence, especially in KwaZulu-Natal ⓘ
votingCharacteristic long queues at polling stations ⓘ
votingEligiblePopulation all adult South African citizens regardless of race ⓘ
votingMethod paper ballots ⓘ
year 1994 ⓘ

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National Party (South Africa) → participatedIn → South African general election, 1994 ⓘ
NP → lostPowerIn → South African general election, 1994 ⓘ
subject surface form: National Party
this entity surface form: 1994 South African general election
South African general election, 1989 → followedBy → South African general election, 1994 ⓘ
Afrikaner nationalism → declinedAfter → South African general election, 1994 ⓘ
this entity surface form: 1994 South African general election
South African general election, 1999 → follows → South African general election, 1994 ⓘ