South African general election, 1994

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/South_African_general_election,_1994
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:African_Christian_Democratic_Party_seats 2
gptkbp:African_National_Congress_seats 252
gptkbp:African_National_Congress_vote_percentage 62.65%
gptkbp:country gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:date 1994-04-27
1994-04-26
1994-04-28
gptkbp:Democratic_Party_seats 7
gptkbp:first_election_with_universal_suffrage true
gptkbp:first_multiracial_election true
gptkbp:Freedom_Front_seats 9
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label South African general election, 1994
gptkbp:Inkatha_Freedom_Party_seats 43
gptkbp:Inkatha_Freedom_Party_vote_percentage 10.54%
gptkbp:location_of_inauguration gptkb:Union_Buildings,_Pretoria
gptkbp:marked_end_of apartheid
gptkbp:National_Party_seats 82
gptkbp:National_Party_vote_percentage 20.39%
gptkbp:Nelson_Mandela_inaugurated 1994-05-10
gptkbp:nextEdition gptkb:South_African_general_election,_1999
gptkbp:notableEvent peaceful transition of power
international observers present
long queues at polling stations
violence in KwaZulu-Natal
gptkbp:number_of_provinces 9
gptkbp:number_of_seats_in_National_Assembly 400
gptkbp:oversight_by gptkb:Independent_Electoral_Commission_(South_Africa)
gptkbp:Pan_Africanist_Congress_seats 5
gptkbp:party gptkb:African_National_Congress
gptkb:National_Party_(South_Africa)
gptkb:Inkatha_Freedom_Party
gptkb:Pan_Africanist_Congress
gptkb:African_Christian_Democratic_Party
gptkb:Democratic_Party_(South_Africa)
gptkb:Freedom_Front
gptkbp:president gptkb:Nelson_Mandela
gptkbp:previousEdition gptkb:South_African_general_election,_1989
gptkbp:resultedIn African National Congress won majority
Nelson Mandela elected President
gptkbp:significance end of white minority rule
beginning of majority rule
first democratic election in South Africa
foundation of the Government of National Unity
gptkbp:stateElectorate 22,709,152
gptkbp:voterTurnout 86.87%
gptkbp:votingSystem proportional representation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:A_Better_Life_for_All
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6