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eventREF E-0013013Revised

24 February 1992

De Klerk announces referendum date

De Klerk announces referendum date

Updated
30 Sep 2019
De Klerk announces referendum date

Former South African president and leader of National Party (NP) F.W. De Klerk promulgated the date for the referendum on South African reform process, which was set in motion by him back on 2 February 1990. The referendum date was scheduled for 17 March. Voters were expected to respond with a Yes or a No to the process. The president viewed the referendum as a means to achieve the pledge he made to the Whites during 1989 general elections to seek their approval for consequential constitutional reforms.

How we know this

  1. 01Keesing's Record of World Events, New Digest for February 1992, p. 38750
  2. 02Wren, C.S., (1992), De Klerk's Job on the Line in White Vote, from The New York Times, 21 February [online], Available at www.nytimes.com [Accessed: 30 January 2014]

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

Cite this entry

South African History Online. (2011, March 16). De Klerk announces referendum date. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013013

South African History Online (2011) 'De Klerk announces referendum date', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013013 (Accessed: 29 October 2026).

South African History Online, De Klerk announces referendum date [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013013, (accessed 29 October 2026).

"De Klerk announces referendum date." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013013. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

South African History Online. "De Klerk announces referendum date." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013013.

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