April 1994 elections

Explanation
South Africa's first democratic elections began on 27 April 1994 and continued for three days. In some areas of Natal, polling was extended into a fourth day. The elections brought to a conclusion a four-year process of constitutional negotiations and brought about a dramatic reduction in political conflict and violence around the country. The ANC won 62,6% of the vote, and a Government of National Unity was constituted. The elections were followed by the inauguration of Nelson Mandela as President on 10 May 1994.

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Decision (10 December 1999)

This incident occurred in early 1994, just before the general elections of April 1994. A large number of SDU formations participated in the fight at Mshayazafe hostel. It was one of the bigger battles of the Thokoza/Katlehong SDU's against the IFP members who occupied the hostels and used these ...

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Decision (09 March 2001)

... took place in July 1990, after which train violence quickly became part and parcel of the violence on the Reef. It basically vanished after the April 1994 elections. Incidents usually happened during peak hours, early in the morning and evening, when the carriages were bulging with ...

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Amnesty Hearing, Johannesburg, Day 2 (28 September 1999)

MR MOELE: The situation changed in July, if you can focus on this matter, on 27th of April, the date was set as such for the 1994 elections at Kempton Park and violence erupted in Katorus, to a point where we were forced to get machine firearms.

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