Nelson Mandela casts his vote

Image: ANC website

Updated: 24 Jul 2019

Nelson Mandela casts his vote — Image: ANC website

Nelson Mandela cast his vote in South Africa's first Democratic elections.

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South African History Online. (2011, May 20). Nelson Mandela casts his vote. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0064920

South African History Online (2011) 'Nelson Mandela casts his vote', South African History Online, 20 May. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0064920 (Accessed: 6 September 2026).

South African History Online, Nelson Mandela casts his vote [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0064920, (accessed 6 September 2026).

"Nelson Mandela casts his vote." South African History Online, 20 May 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0064920. Accessed 6 Sept. 2026.

South African History Online. "Nelson Mandela casts his vote." South African History Online. May 20, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0064920.

Nelson Mandela casts his vote

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