Reflections on South Africa's Rendezvous with Destiny
Baltimore Afro-American, 102nd Year, No. 40, May 1994
1 Pages Posted: 13 Nov 2009
Date Written: May 14, 1994
Abstract
In this article, the author reflects on the history of racial oppression in South Africa, and the beginning of the reversal of this oppression with a new interim constitution in November 1993, and the elections of April 1994. The author served as an assistant in the international mediating effort between the African National Congress, and the Inkatha Freedom Party.
Keywords: South Africa, apartheid, elections, racial segregation, F.W. de Klerk, Nelson Mandela, National Party, African National Congress, Freedom Charter of 1955, interim constitution,
JEL Classification: K19, K29, K39, K49, N47, O55,
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