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The ANC unveils its proposed constitutional principles

Date
12 Apr 1991
Updated
30 Sep 2019
The ANC unveils its proposed constitutional principles

On 12 April 1991, the African National Congress (ANC) made public its proposed constitutional principles in a discussion document, which to some extent had the effect of shifting public focus away from the prospect of a total breakdown. Among the things that the discussion document called for was a non-racial democratic state with a Bill of Rights, the independence of judiciary and other related issues. This was followed by the first plenary session of the Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA), which began on 21 December 1991 at the World Trade Centre, Johannesburg.

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  1. 01South Africa History Online,‘Chapter 5 - Preparing to negotiate’, From: South African History Online,[online], Available at: www.sahistory.org.za [Accessed: 14 March 2012]
  2. 02South Africa History Online, ‘The CODESA negotiations’,Form: South African History Online,[online], Available at www.sahistory.org.za [Accessed: 14 March 2012]

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2012, April 5). The ANC unveils its proposed constitutional principles. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081391

South African History Online (2012) 'The ANC unveils its proposed constitutional principles', South African History Online, 5 April. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081391 (Accessed: 30 July 2026).

South African History Online, The ANC unveils its proposed constitutional principles [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081391, (accessed 30 July 2026).

"The ANC unveils its proposed constitutional principles." South African History Online, 5 Apr. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081391. Accessed 30 July 2026.

South African History Online. "The ANC unveils its proposed constitutional principles." South African History Online. April 5, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081391.

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