Skip to main content
Menu
♥ Donate
eventREF E-0013012Revised

Event record

De Klerk announces a referendum to test his political reforms

Date
20 Feb 1992
Updated
22 Aug 2019
De Klerk announces a referendum to test his political reforms

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.)  

Search events by date

What happened on your birthday?
View more events from this day
Cite this entry

South African History Online. (2011, March 16). De Klerk announces a referendum to test his political reforms. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013012

South African History Online (2011) 'De Klerk announces a referendum to test his political reforms', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013012 (Accessed: 7 August 2026).

South African History Online, De Klerk announces a referendum to test his political reforms [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013012, (accessed 7 August 2026).

"De Klerk announces a referendum to test his political reforms." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013012. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "De Klerk announces a referendum to test his political reforms." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013012.

Further reading

Mooivallei, Dairy Farm Place

Mooivallei, Dairy Farm

Mooivallei, meaning “beautiful valley”, is named after the picturesque town of Bonnievale – a place synonymous...
Popular Content

SAHO is free because readers fund it. Donate →