On November 18, 1993, South Africa’s Black and white leaders approved a new interim constitution, marking a historic step toward ending apartheid and white minority rule. This agreement laid the foundation for the country’s first multiracial democratic elections, held in April 1994, in which Nelson Mandela would be elected President.
The interim constitution granted universal suffrage, enshrined civil rights for all citizens, and marked the official beginning of South Africa’s transition to a full democracy after decades of racial segregation and oppression.
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