The Constitutional Court rules that President Nelson Mandela exceeded his power by decreasing electoral boundaries.

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01Kalley, J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds) (1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, Westport: Greenwood

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2012, August 23). The Constitutional Court rules that President Nelson Mandela exceeded his power by decreasing electoral boundaries.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091470

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South African History Online. "The Constitutional Court rules that President Nelson Mandela exceeded his power by decreasing electoral boundaries.." South African History Online. August 23, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091470.