The President’s Council, mandated to consider South Africa’s constitutional future, releases its final report.

Updated: 30 Sep 2019

The President's Council, mandated to consider South Africa's constitutional future, releases its final report. Central items of its plan include establishment of a strong executive President chosen by a tri-racial electoral college, a three-chamber Parliament representing the White, Coloured and Indian communities, and a division between national and communal interests. It reaffirms the need for separation of executive and legislative power.

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01Kalley, J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)(1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, Westport: Greenwood.

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2011, November 21). The President’s Council, mandated to consider South Africa’s constitutional future, releases its final report. . South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069927

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