First all-race elections in South Africa

Title

First all-race elections in South Africa

Genre

Vox pop; Speech; Music

TX Date

3 May 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:02:19

Description

Outgoing president of South Africa, F W De Klerk gives a speech about handing over power to the people of South Africa. President elect, Nelson Mandela, gives a speech about his pride in the birth of democracy. People of South Africa express their joy. Follows the first all-race elections in the cuontry.

Contributors

Nelson Mandela; F. W. de Klerk

Keywords

Elections; Interethnic relations; South Africa; Apartheid; Anti-apartheid movements; General elections; Black African peoples; ANC

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