1994 in South Africa
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1994 in South Africa saw the transition from South Africa's National Party government, who had been the ruling party in South Africa since 1948 and had upheld the policy of apartheid for most of its history, to the African National Congress (ANC), who had been banned in South Africa for most of the National Party's rule for opposing apartheid. The ANC won a majority in the first election held under universal suffrage. Previously, only white people were allowed to vote. There were some incidents of violence in the Bantustans during the lead up to the elections as some of the leaders of the Bantusans did not want to participate in the elections, while the citizens of them wanted to vote and become part of South Africa. There were also bombings aimed at both the ANC and the NP. During this time, South Africa was re admitted into the United Nations and the International Olympic Committee lifted its ban on South Africa participating in the Olympic Games. The elections took place on 27 April and Nelson Mandela was sworn in as president on 10 May.
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