South African general election, 1994
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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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 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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Subject: South African general election, 1994 Description of subject: 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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National Party
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1994 South African general election
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1994 South African general election