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Voting in April 1994 made Mandela president and brought the system down. The figure is taken from South African History Online, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.

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South Africa's first universal election ended apartheid

Voting in April 1994 made Mandela president and brought the system down Apartheid laws had segregated South Africa by race since 1948. After negotiations and the release of Nelson Mandela in 1990, the country held its first election open to all races in April 1994, and the African National Congress won a majority. Mandela became president in May, and a Truth and Reconciliation Commission began hearing testimony in 1996. It sits in Mondo's history collection, one of 200 facts that each trace back to the reference below.

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: Voting in April 1994 made Mandela president and brought the system down. The figure is taken from South African History Online, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a history fact?: Yes. It sits on the History shelf, one of 2,600 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.