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… who play a role in their country by participating in an election. Secret ballot: A ballot is the piece of paper that …

… Memorial. Source: http://www.dacpm.org On the day of the election on 9 September 1989, more than 20people were killed … staged a stay a massive stay away in protest against the election. Tutu and Allan Boesak called for a mass protest on …

… constitution after the BNP (23 seats) loses the January election to the Basutoland Congress Party (BCP, 36 seats); … becomes prime minister after the LCD wins the general election in May, but protests by opposition followers and a … of the Clinton Foundation. 2007 The LCD wins the general election on February 17, taking 61 of 80 constituencies, but …

… engaged in these talks. President Thabo Mbeki.  The 1994 election paved the way towards a new democratic dispensation … eligible voters, 19.7 million voted in the 1994 national election. The election was won by the ANC with 62.65 % of the vote. The …

… the 20th century up until South Africa's first democratic election in April 1994. This archive presents this history in …

… improve contact with workers. The union held a week-long election process for shop stewards, to guarantee that the …

… July 14, The Communist Party of South Africa, issues a leaflet, announcing, for the first time, to the country and … operating underground after its dissolution in 1950.  The leaflet calls on workers to rally against the fascist … For the first time since going into exile, Dadoo issues a leaflet directed at the South African Indian community.  It …

… a failure. 1877 Paul Kruger is persuaded to stand in the election as he had support of the conservatives that wished … Shepstone annexes the Transvaal, as a result the election was not held. 1877 July, Paul Kruger and Jorissen … flown once again. 1882 For the first time in ten years, an election is held and Paul Kruger wins. 1883 May 9, Paul …

… into a governing party. SWAPO won the first and second election five years later. During its second term in office, … popular votes and 55 out of 78 seats in the parliamentary election held on 15 November 2004. Controversy within the …

… parties, culminating in the country’s first non-racial election in 1994. All legally eligible South Africans were …

… with the UDF and thus the ANC and also because of the election of Chief Mhlabunzima Maphumulo of KwaZulu-Natal was … leaders, a position that gained much strength after the election of Chief Holomisa as President of CONTRALESA, is … The ANC did not back down on their decision to hold the election and contrary to what CONTRALESA thought would …

… country is governed, The establishment of parliament, the election of the president, the creation and government of …

… parties, culminating in the country’s first non-racial election in 1994. All legally eligible South Africans were …

… schools and also about police brutality. On 30 August a leaflet drawn up by students at three Bonteheuwel schools … paid to White teachers -- seen as an insult. An anonymous leaflet commenced: 'We the students of the Cape Peninsula … There was no call to stage any particular action and the leaflet concluded: 'Students you have an important role to …

… Africa’s first democratic one-person-one-vote non-racial election. …

… the apartheid era, Homeland politics In the first general election of the Union, held on 15 September 1910, the South African Party came to power. The election saw the SAP win 68 seats, the Unionists 37, Labour 3 … to form the National Party.  The NP did well in the 1915 election, reflecting the discontent with the policies of …

… sides came to an agreement, and a fresh presidential election is organised. 1863 April, An earthquake damages … Lucas Mangope becomes president, and in the first election his Bophuthatswana Democratic Party gains the most … in the 96-seat parliament. Of these, only 48 are open for election, the other 48 being reserved for local chiefs …

… that the party stood a chance of winning a general election. In February 1992 a third by-election was held in Potchefstroom to fill a seat left vacant … message to Mr De Klerk is to resign and call a general election.” On 21 February 1992, De Klerk reacted to the …

… muscle emerged to challenge the validity of the election results or to pose a threat to their acceptance. On …

… of the union that is responsible for policy development, election of leadership and programmes is a national congress …

… muscle emerged to challenge the validity of the election results or to pose a threat to their acceptance. On …

… the government would not resume until ANC demands for an election to a constituent assembly, a transitional … international support and help raise funds for its election campaign. On the first day of the conference, the … behalf of the African National Congress (ANC) for the 1994 election and addressed a large number of rallies and people's …

… a sustainable organisation with the ability to deliver an election for any level of government within six weeks. …

… with an alternative to Smuts' ruling SAP. The NP and LP election pact brought these two partners a clear victory in the 1924 general election, although the total number of votes for each … while the SAP had 53. Hertzog’s Government won the 1929 election five years later. He realised that united Blacks …

… the ranks of the White population: in the 1981 general election the Progressive Federal Party increased its vote to …

… The act of giving a person the right to vote in an election.  Disenfranchisement means to take away the right to …

… actively campaigned for a boycott of the SAIC and the election. These boycotts began in August and were kicked off … 1981. Of the 45 members of the Council, 40 were up for election with the other five being nominated. Some 297 040 … to vote in the SAIC elections. However, on the day of the election only 10.5% of the registered voters cast their …

… advancement was to use their vote to influence the election men who would be sympathetic to Black aspirations.  … changes through the following: peaceful propaganda, the election of Congress sympathizers to legislative bodies …

… when South Africa held its first non-racial democratic election in 1994. …

… 1999 3 June, Thabo Mbeki issues a statement on the ANC’s election victory. 14 June Thabo Mbeki is elected president of … 2004 will be the date for South African's third democratic election. 4 March, Thabo Mbeki addresses the 23rd Africa … Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg. 7 March, In his election campaign in Mpumalanga, Thabo Mbeki dismisses the …