His supporters agitated for his release and news of his imprisonment galvanized anti-apartheid activists all over the world. In the s, some members of the United Nations began to call for sanctions against South Africa—calls that grew louder in the decades that followed.
Eventually, South Africa became an international pariah. Now 71, Mandela negotiated with de Klerk for a new constitution that would allow majority rule. Apartheid was repealed in , and in , the ANC, now a political party, won more than 62 percent of the popular vote in a peaceful, democratic election. Here's how South Africa has changed since the end of apartheid.
Mandela served as president for five years. Though its results are contested, the commission offered the beginnings of restorative justice—a process that focuses on repair rather than retribution— to a nation still smarting from centuries of scars. He died in at age Every year on June 18, he is remembered on Nelson Mandela International Day, a United Nations holiday that commemorates his service and sacrifice.
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Subscribe for fascinating stories connecting the past to the present. The South African activist and former president Nelson Mandela helped bring an end to apartheid and has been a global advocate for human rights. A member of the African National Congress party beginning in the s, he was a leader of both peaceful protests and The formal end of the apartheid government in South Africa was hard-won. From through the s, a single word dominated life in South Africa.
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Started by Hutu nationalists in the capital of Kigali, the genocide spread throughout the At the height of his power, he ruled a unified Muslim region Live TV. This Day In History. History Vault. De Klerk in the video made his apology in the capacity of an individual and the former leader of the National Party, which was in power before Mandela-led African National Congress ANC won the first non-racial elections in It later joined the coalition government and in the end merged with ANC.
In the video clip, de Klerk said he defended "separate development," another name of apartheid, in his younger years, however, his views "changed completely" and realized that apartheid was wrong since s.
He also pleaded with the government, all parties, civil society and all South Africans that they should once again embrace the Constitution, which he said is being undermined, and interpret it "in the balanced way which the Constitution demands. De Klerk was praised for his role in South Africa's transition to democracy, unbanning political parties, releasing political prisoners including Mandela and entering negotiations of the transition.
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