De Klerk announces a referendum to test his political reforms

Date: 20 Feb 1992
Updated: 22 Aug 2019

President F.W. de Klerk announced a referendum for 17 March to establish the opinion of White voters towards his political reforms. He introduced sweeping reforms that brought apartheid to an end. 69% of White voters voted in favor of his reforms and showed support for multiparty negotiations. Pie chart showing the result of the 1992 referendum References: Gunnar Theissen,Between Acknowledgement and Ignorance:how white south african had dealt with the past,from the CSRV[online],avaliable at www.csvr.org.za South Africa Constitution 1966-The demand for a negotiated settlement from South African History Online available at www.sahistory.org.za Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau.)

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