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South Africa holds its first free election

1994 CE · South Africa, Africa · Civil Rights

South Africa holds its first free election

General elections were held in South Africa between 26 and 29 April 1994. The elections were the first in South Africa in which citizens of all races could vote, bringing an end to the herrenvolk democracy that had existed since 1948 and marking the country's first election under universal suffrage.

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