1994 South African general election
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The 1994 South African general election was the country’s first fully democratic, multiracial national vote that ended apartheid rule and brought Nelson Mandela and the African National Congress to power.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
general election
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historic event ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | first democratic election in South Africa ⓘ |
| coalitionPartnersInGovernmentOfNationalUnity |
African National Congress
NERFINISHED
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Inkatha Freedom Party NERFINISHED ⓘ National Party (South Africa) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Freedom Day (South Africa) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | closed-list proportional representation ⓘ |
| electoralThreshold | none ⓘ |
| endDate | 1994-04-29 ⓘ |
| FreedomDayDate | April 27 ⓘ |
| governmentFormedBy | African National Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentTypeAfterElection | Government of National Unity (South Africa) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | transition from apartheid to democracy ⓘ |
| largestParty | African National Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leaderOfWinningParty | Nelson Mandela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Interim Constitution of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislatureElected |
National Assembly of South Africa
NERFINISHED
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provincial legislatures of South Africa ⓘ |
| location | South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainVotingDays | 1994-04-27 ⓘ |
| mainWinner | African National Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorConsequence |
election of Nelson Mandela as President of South Africa
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end of apartheid-era minority rule ⓘ establishment of full multiracial democracy in South Africa ⓘ |
| nextElection | 1999 South African general election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
conducted under conditions of significant political violence and tension in some regions
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first national election in which citizens of all races could vote ⓘ |
| oversightBody | Independent Electoral Commission (South Africa) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| percentageForAfricanNationalCongress | 62.65% ⓘ |
| percentageForInkathaFreedomParty | 10.54% ⓘ |
| percentageForNationalParty | 20.39% ⓘ |
| presidentAfterElection | Nelson Mandela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousElection | 1989 South African general election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterBeforeElection | F. W. de Klerk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| registeredVoters | approximately 22.7 million ⓘ |
| seatsNeededForTwoThirdsMajority | 267 ⓘ |
| seatsWonByAfricanNationalCongress | 252 ⓘ |
| seatsWonByInkathaFreedomParty | 43 ⓘ |
| seatsWonByNationalParty | 82 ⓘ |
| secondLargestParty | National Party (South Africa) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1994-04-26 ⓘ |
| statePresidentBeforeElection | F. W. de Klerk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thirdLargestParty | Inkatha Freedom Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| totalSeatsContested | 400 ⓘ |
| voterTurnout | approximately 86% ⓘ |
| votesForAfricanNationalCongress | approximately 12.2 million ⓘ |
| votesForInkathaFreedomParty | approximately 2.07 million ⓘ |
| votesForNationalParty | approximately 3.98 million ⓘ |
| votingSystem | party-list proportional representation ⓘ |
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