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eventREF E-0013132Revised

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Chief Buthelezi considers registering the IFP for April 1994 election

Date
1 Mar 1994
Updated
22 Aug 2019
Chief Buthelezi considers registering the IFP for April 1994 election

Three days before the 4 March deadline for registering parties, Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi announced in Durban that he was considering registering his Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP). The elections were set to take place on April 27. This announcement emerged after several hours of talks between the African National Congress (ANC) president Nelson Mandela and IFP leader Buthelezi in Durban the day before. Both the IFP and the ANC were also going to explore possible international mediation to resolve outstanding constitutional deadlocks. Buthelezi said the IFP was determined to contest the election, but added that his party's demands, as contained in the Freedom Alliance's proposals, had to be met.

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South African History Online. (2011, September 29). Chief Buthelezi considers registering the IFP for April 1994 election. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013132

South African History Online (2011) 'Chief Buthelezi considers registering the IFP for April 1994 election', South African History Online, 29 September. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013132 (Accessed: 10 September 2026).

South African History Online, Chief Buthelezi considers registering the IFP for April 1994 election [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013132, (accessed 10 September 2026).

"Chief Buthelezi considers registering the IFP for April 1994 election." South African History Online, 29 Sept. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013132. Accessed 10 Sept. 2026.

South African History Online. "Chief Buthelezi considers registering the IFP for April 1994 election." South African History Online. September 29, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013132.

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