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Millions Regain SA citizenship

Millions Regain SA citizenship

Date
3 Jan 1994
Updated
30 Sep 2019
Millions Regain SA citizenship

Restoration of South African citizenship, announced on 15 December 1993 by the South African parliament led by President F.W. de Klerk, became effective four months before the first South Africa non-racial polls of 27 April, 1994. More than seven million people in the former homelands, forced to accept citizenship of their various homelands, regained their South African citizenship.  The Restoration and Extension of South African Citizenship Act No 196 of 1993 was part of a package agreed upon by the CODESA negotiating team.

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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Millions Regain SA citizenship. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013123

South African History Online (2011) 'Millions Regain SA citizenship', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013123 (Accessed: 5 October 2026).

South African History Online, Millions Regain SA citizenship [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013123, (accessed 5 October 2026).

"Millions Regain SA citizenship." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013123. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

South African History Online. "Millions Regain SA citizenship." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013123.

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