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Which South African leader was inaugurated as president in May 1994 after the country's first fully democratic election?
Answer
Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela was inaugurated as South Africa's first Black president on May 10, 1994, following the country's first fully democratic general election in April 1994, ending decades of apartheid rule. His ANC party won a landslide majority.
💡 Did you know?
Nelson Mandela spent 27 years in prison before becoming president — the longest imprisonment of any future head of state in modern history.
Other options people guess
- Thabo Mbeki
- F.W. de Klerk
- Walter Sisulu
Topics
- 1990s
- africa
- south-africa
- democracy
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