Today In History

The Beginning Of The End Of Apartheid In South Africa

Today marks a significant milestone in South African history. On February 2, 1990, President F.W. de Klerk lifted the 30-year ban on the African National Congress (ANC), paving the way for the release of Nelson Mandela from prison. This historic event marked the beginning of the end of apartheid, a system of institutionalized racial segregation and discrimination that had plagued South Africa for decades.

Mandela’s release from Victor Verster Prison near Cape Town on February 11, 1990, was a momentous occasion, sparking widespread celebrations and marking a significant shift towards democracy in South Africa. The lifting of the ban on the ANC, as well as other anti-apartheid organizations like the South African Communist Party and the Pan Africanist Congress, was a crucial step towards dismantling apartheid and transitioning to a democratic government.

This period marked the beginning of negotiations between the government and anti-apartheid leaders, ultimately leading to the country’s first multiracial democratic elections in 1994, in which Mandela became South Africa’s first black president.

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