CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Mr Mandela’s African National Congress (ANC ) party won 252 of the 400 seats in the first democratic elections of South Africa’s history. The inauguration ceremony took place in the Union Buildings amphitheatre in Pretoria today, attended by politicians and dignitaries from more than 140 countries around the world.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: South Africa was called first non-racial government as before its independence, the country had suffered a lot due to the Apartheid ( racial discrimination system ) that was imposed on south african people by the Brititsh. However after the independence the government formed did not practice any such beleifs.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1961, South Africa became a Republic. The British monarch was replaced as head of state by a President elected by the minority of the population through elected representatives.

Detailed explanation-4: -General elections were held in South Africa between 26 and 29 April 1994. The elections were the first in which citizens of all races were allowed to take part, and were therefore also the first held with universal suffrage.

Detailed explanation-5: -Answers. The apartheid system in South Africa was ended through a series of negotiations between 1990 and 1993 and through unilateral steps by the de Klerk government. These negotiations took place between the governing National Party, the African National Congress, and a wide variety of other political organisations.