President F W de Klerk announces that South Africa’s first democratic elections will be held

Date: 2 Feb 1994
Updated: 22 Aug 2019

President F W de Klerk announces that South Africa's first non-racial democratic elections will be held from 26-28 April 1994.

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South African History Online. (2019, May 2). President F W de Klerk announces that South Africa’s first democratic elections will be held. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0129931

South African History Online (2019) 'President F W de Klerk announces that South Africa’s first democratic elections will be held', South African History Online, 2 May. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0129931 (Accessed: 27 August 2026).

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"President F W de Klerk announces that South Africa’s first democratic elections will be held." South African History Online, 2 May 2019, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0129931. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "President F W de Klerk announces that South Africa’s first democratic elections will be held." South African History Online. May 2, 2019. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0129931.